Peer-Reviewed Publications

For more publications, please visit the ORCiD Profile and Google Scholar Profile for Larry Smart, Hemp Research Team project lead.

  • Baek, Y., Grab, H., and Chen, C. (2025) Postharvest drying and curing affect cannabinoid contents and microbial levels in industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.). Plants 14(3):414. DOI: 10.3390/plants14030414.
  • Moore, V., Fratz, E., Baltensperger, D., Ellison, S., Grab, H., Sosnoskie, L., Suchoff, D., and Vergara, D. (2025) Building a resilient organic hemp industry: survey and focus groups assess research, extension, and education needs. Agrosystems Geosci. Environ. 8, e70018. DOI: 10.1002/agg2.7001.
  • Stack, G. M., Quade, M. A., Wilkerson, D. G., Monserrate, L. A., Bentz, P. C., Carey, S. B., Grimwood, J., Toth, J. A., Crawford, S., Harkess, A., and Smart, L. B. (2025) Comparison of recombination rate, reference bias, and unique pangenomic haplotypes in Cannabis sativa using seven de novo genome assemblies. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 26(3): 1165. DOI: 10.3390/ijms26031165.
  • Williams, A., Brym, Z., Chen, C., Collins, A., Crawford, J., Darby, H., Dedecker, J., Ellison, S., Fike, J., Gage, K., Gang, D., Griffin, J., Johnson, B., Moore, V., Ortmeier-Clarke, H., Podder, S., Richmond, M., Roozeboom, K., Thelen, K., Werle, R., and Pearce, R. (2025) Comparing agronomic performance of industrial hemp varieties for suitable production in the United States. Agron. J. 117, e70006. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.70006.
  • Antoszewski, G., Guenther, J. F., Roberts, J. K., III, Adler, M., Dalle Molle, M., Kaczmar, N. S., Miller, W. B., Mattson, N. S., and Grab, H. (2024) Non-invasive detection of nitrogen deficiency in Cannabis sativa using hand-held raman spectroscopy. Agronomy 14(10), 2390. DOI: 10.3390/agronomy14102390.
  • Suchoff, D. H., Inoa, S. H., Stack, G. M., Wares, A. J., Snyder, S. I., Murdock, M. J., C. Rose, J. K., Smart, L. B., Caton, T. A., and Pearce, R. C. (2024) Characterization of agronomic performance and sterility in triploid and diploid cannabinoid hemp. Agron. J. 116(5):2470-2482. DOI: 10.1002/agj2.21618.
  • Stack, G.M., Cala, A.R., Quade, M.A., Toth, J.A., Monserrate, L.A., Wilkerson, D.G., Carlson, C.H., Mamerto, A., Michael, T.P., Crawford, S., Smart, C.D., and Smart, L.B. (2024) Genetic mapping, identification, and characterization of a candidate susceptibility gene for powdery mildew in Cannabis sativa L. Mol. Plant Microbe Interact. DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-04-23-0043-R.
  • Weingarten, M., Mattson, N., and Grab, H. (2024) Evaluating propagation techniques for Cannabis sativa L. cultivation: a comparative analysis of soilless methods and aeroponic parameters. Plants 13(9):1256. DOI: 10.3390/plants13091256.
  • Stack, G.M., Snyder, S.I., Toth, J.A., Quade, M.A., Crawford, J.L., McKay, J.K., Jackowetz, J.N., Wang, P., Philippe, G., Hansen, J.L., Moore, V.M., Rose, J.K.C., and Smart, L.B. (2023) Cannabinoids function in defense against chewing herbivores in Cannabis sativa L. Hort. Res. uhad207. DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad207.
  • Brym, Z.T., Philpott, S.C. Jr., Rheay, H., Monserrate, L.A., Bernstein, N., Chase, C.A., Ellison, S.L., Shock, C.C., Smart, L.B., Stack, G.M., and Suchoff, D.H. (2023) Hemp morphology, physiology, and standards for research and industry applications. HortScience 58(7):756-760. DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI17093-23.
  • Stack, G.M., Carlson, C.H., Toth, J.A., Philippe, G., Crawford, J.L., Hansen, J.L., Viands, D.R., Rose, J.K.C., and Smart, L.B. (2023) Correlations among morphological and biochemical traits in high-CBD hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Plant Direct, 7(6):e503. DOI: 10.1002/pld3.503.
  • Liu, M., Smart, L.B., and Abbaspourrad, A. (2023) Germination and ultrafiltration modify the composition and functional properties of hemp seed protein isolates. Food Biosci. 53: 102761, DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102761.
  • Smart, L.B., Toth, J.A., Stack, G.M., Monserrate, L., and Smart, C.D. (2023) “Breeding of hemp (Cannabis sativa).” In: Goldman, I. ed. Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 46, New York, NY; John Wiley and Sons, pp. 239-288. DOI: 10.1002/9781119874157.ch5.
  • Liu, M., Toth. J.A., Childs, M., Smart, L.B., and Abbaspourrad, A. (2023) Composition and functional properties of hemp seed protein isolates from various hemp cultivars. J. Food Sci. 88(3):942-951. DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16467.
  • Giles, G., Indermaur, E.J., Gonzalez-Giron, J.L., Hermann, T.Q, Shelnutt, S., Starr, J., Myers, K., Jensen, S., Bergstrom, G.C., Crawford, J., Hansen, J.L., Smart, L.B., and Smart, C.D. (2022) First report of Downy Mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cannabina on Cannabis sativa in New York. Plant Dis. DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1930-PDN.
  • Liu, M., Childs, M., Loos, M., Taylor, A., Smart, L.B., and Abbaspourrad, A. (2022) The effects of germination on the composition and functional properties of hemp seed protein isolate. Food Hydrocoll. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108085.
  • Mayton, H., Amirkhani, M., Loos, M., Johnson, B., Fike, J., Johnson, C., Myers, K., Starr, J., Bergstrom, G. C., and Taylor, A. (2022). Evaluation of industrial hemp seed treatments for management of damping-off for enhanced stand establishment. Agriculture 12(5):591. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12050591
  • Toth, J.A., Stack, G.M., Carlson, C.H., and Smart, L.B. (2022) Identification and mapping of major-effect flowering time loci Autoflower1 and Early1 in Cannabis sativa L. Front. Plant Sci. 13:991680. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.991680.
  • Galic, A., Grab, H., Kaczmar, N., Maser, K., Miller, W.B., and Smart, L.B. (2022) Effects of cold temperature and acclimation on cold tolerance and cannabinoid profiles of Cannabis sativa L. (hemp). Horticulturae 8(6):531. DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8060531.
  • Toth, J.A., Smart, L.B., Smart, C.D., Stack, G.M., Cala, A.R., Carlson, C.H., Philippe, G., and Rose, J.K.C. (2021) Stress treatments have little effect on cannabinoid profile in high-cannabidiol hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) GCB Bioenergy 13: 1666-1674. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12880.
  • Carlson, C.H., Stack, G.M., Jiang, Y, Taskiran, B., Cala, A.R., Toth, J.A., Philippe, G., Rose, J.K.C., Smart, C.D., and Smart, L.B. (2021) Morphometric relationships and their contribution to biomass and cannabinoid profiles in hybrids of hemp (Cannabis sativa). J. Exp. Bot. 72: 7694–7709. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab346.
  • Ahmed, B., Smart, L.B., and Hijri, M. (2021) Microbiome of field grown hemp reveals potential microbial interactions with root and rhizosphere soil. Front. Microbiol. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.741597.
  • Stack, G.M., Toth, J.A., Carlson, C.H., Cala, A.R., Marrero-González. M.I., Wilk, R.L., Gentner, D.R., Crawford, J.L., Philippe, G., Rose, J.K.C., Viands, D.R., Smart, C.D., and Smart, L.B. (2021) Season-long evaluation of 30 high-cannabinoid hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivars in New York State. GCB Bioenergy. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12793.
  • Mi, R., Taylor, A.G., Smart, L.B., and Mattson, N.S. (2020) Developing production guidelines for baby leaf hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as an edible salad green: cultivar, sowing density and seed size. Agriculture 10:617. DOI: 10.3390/agriculture10120617.
  • Barnett, S.E., Cala, A.R., Hansen, J.L., Crawford, J., Viands, D.R., Smart, L.B., Smart, C.D., and Buckley, D.H. (2020) Evaluating the microbiome of hemp. Phytobiomes 4:351-63. DOI: 10.1094/PBIOMES-06-20-0046-R.
  • Toth J., Stack G., Cala A., Carlson C.H., Wilk R., Crawford J., Viands D., Philippe G., Smart C.D., Rose J.K.C., Smart L.B. (2020) Development and validation of genetic markers for sex and cannabinoid chemotype in Cannabis sativa L. GCB Bioenergy 12:213-222. DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12667.
  • Weldon, W.A., Ullrich, M.R., Smart, L.B., Smart, C.D., and Gadoury, D.M. (2020) Cross infectivity of powdery mildew isolates originating from hemp (Cannabis sativa) and Japanese Hop (Humulus japonicus) in New York. Plant Health Prog. 21:47-53, DOI: 10.1094/PHP-09-19-0067-RS.