December 13th 2022
Here the authors present findings from their study involving six different nutrient treatments applied during the cloning cycle for approximately 500 plants. This paper focuses on the observed benefits in this study involving the use of an amino acid and salt solution using food-grade precursors.
Purification and Isolation of Cannabinoids: Current Challenges and Perspectives
The current challenges and future perspectives of the purification of cannabinoids from cannabis extracts are presented in this review article.
Is Carbon-Neutral Cannabis Possible?
June 22nd 2021This article outlines types of cooling equipment that contribute to sustainability and energy-efficiency; how to develop a customized cooling strategy that meets growers’ sustainability goals; and steps growers can take to simultaneously improve energy efficiency and operating costs.
Understanding VPD and Transpiration Rates for Cannabis Cultivation Operations
April 4th 2019This article explores how vapor pressure differentials (VPD) affect transpiration rates in cannabis plants. Understanding of VPD at different temperatures and relative humidities, and its effect on this process, is important to gain maximum plant growth.
Making Sense of Cannabis Strains Through Chemometrics in Review
April 4th 2019The cannabis industry is constrained by the continued use of acronyms and nonstandard abbreviations for strain naming in lieu of a scientific-based standardized classification convention or lexicon. Applying chemometric tools can result in not only the authentication of a given cannabis cultivar but also provide a quality control mechanism for both cannabis flower and any resulting cannabis-based drugs.
Cultivating with LEDs: Past, Present, and Future
April 4th 2019Driven by the need to save energy and reduce operational costs, indoor growers are turning to alternative means of illuminating their cannabis crop. In more and more indoor grows, high-intensity discharge lamps (HIDs) are being swapped out for light-emitting diodes (LEDs).