Dr. SN Jena is working as Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The genetics governing complex features in Cannabis, however, is still not well understood.  Using PAN India germplasm, he has taken the initiative to isolate a few pure CBD, THC, and fiber line(s). His focus has been on Cannabis to better understand the genomes and genetics of cannabinoids. In an effort to create composite or synthetic seeds, he attempts to use genomic and genetic methodologies to isolate cannabinoid-rich Cannabis pure line(s) in India. As metabolite is enormously influenced by the environment, modeling Cannabis genotype x environment interaction, mapping, and metabolite QTL analysis in single segregating populations are further topics of his interest. He is trying to understand what other factors contribute to the Cannabinoids other than the key pathway gene(s) with RNASeq and QTLSeq data. We are also complementing our findings with the genome sequence of Indian Cannabis.