The essential oil of several varieties of hops displayed good varietal uniformity of composition under the following environmental conditions: annual climatic conditions, climates and soils of widely different growing areas within the United States, abnormal ranges of nitrogen and phosphorus fertility over various moisture levels, development of the plant over a 4-year period (hops are perennial), maturity of the crop over a 21-day harvest period, while hosting any of several viruses, through processing, and during storage. These observations were offered as justification for accepting hop oil composition as a reliable criterion for a system of varietal identification.
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