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Humulus, or hop, is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.The hop is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Hops are the female flowers (seed cones, strobiles) of the hop species H. lupulus; as a main flavor and aroma ingredient in many beer styles, H. lupulus is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry.
Hallertau hop cone. This is a list of varieties of hop (Humulus lupulus). As there are male and female plants, the flowers (cones) of the female plant are fertilized by the pollen of the male flowers with the result that the female flowers form seeds. These seeds are eaten by birds and hence spread over vast distances.
Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. [2] It is dioecious (having separate male and female plants) and native to West Asia, Europe and North ...
Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, [1] a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. [2] They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer , to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas. [ 3 ]
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Hop farms in the Pacific Northwest region comprise approximately 96% of total United States hop acreage. [3] One acre of hops consists of 889 plants, each of which can produce upwards of two pounds of cones. [3] Hop acreage is categorized by alpha, aroma, and dual purpose type and further divided by varietals.
One of the three seeds must be set aside for the next planting season, the remaining two either consumed by the grower, or for livestock feed. In parts of Europe the seed ratio during the 9th century was merely 1:2.5, in the Low Countries it improved to 1:14 with the introduction of the three-field system of crop rotation around the 14th ...
Humulus japonicus, known as Japanese hops, is an ornamental plant in the family Cannabaceae.Some authorities have it as a synonym of Humulus scandens. [1]Originally native to East Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, and extending its habitat to Vietnam, it was imported to North America in the late 19th century as an ornamental.