Arctic nettle, from weed to money

• Main Authors: Martz, Francoise, Ranta, Aki, Pyörälä, Tapio, Liu, Xing, Nukari, Anna, Toivakka, Riitta, Uusitalo, Marja, Maijala, Veikko, Suomalainen, Anna, Jalava, Taina, Kankaanpää, Santeri, Hannukkala, Antti
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0002-0561-3071, orcid:0000-0002-7403-5949, orcid:0000-0002-5693-4529, 4100310210, 4100211710, 4100411510, 4100310410, 4100211510, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Luonnonvarakeskus
• Subjects: special crops; Urtica dioica; micropropagation; feed; seed; reindeer husbandry; Northern Finland; Lapland
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/554522

Nettle has gained a lot of interest recently and its cultivation is starting industrially in other European countries. Few companies in Lapland and other parts of Finland are presently using nettle in their products but they are facing issues in raw material supply, especially organic raw-material....