Light intensity can be used to modify the growth and morphological characteristics of cannabis during the vegetative stage of indoor production

M Moher, D Llewellyn, M Jones, Y Zheng - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the vegetative stage of indoor cannabis (Cannabis sativa) production can be
relatively short in duration, there is a high energy demand due to higher light intensities (LI) …

Aquaponic and Hydroponic Solutions Modulate NaCl-Induced Stress in Drug-Type Cannabis sativa L.

B Yep, NV Gale, Y Zheng - Frontiers in plant science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The effects of salt-induced stress in drug-type Cannabis sativa L.(C. sativa), a crop with
increasing global importance, are almost entirely unknown. In an indoor controlled factorial …

Optimal rate of organic fertilizer during the flowering stage for cannabis grown in two coir-based substrates

D Caplan, M Dixon, Y Zheng - HortScience, 2017 - journals.ashs.org
In the expanding North American medical cannabis industry, growers lack reliable and
systematically investigated information on the horticultural management of their crops …

Comparing hydroponic and aquaponic rootzones on the growth of two drug-type Cannabis sativa L. cultivars during the flowering stage

B Yep, NV Gale, Y Zheng - Industrial Crops and Products, 2020 - Elsevier
The cultivation of drug-type Cannabis sativa Lin.(C. sativa) employs a variety of rootzone
systems, yet little is understood about rootzone-effects on plant physiology, inflorescence …

Optimal rate of organic fertilizer during the vegetative-stage for cannabis grown in two coir-based substrates

D Caplan, M Dixon, Y Zheng - HortScience, 2017 - journals.ashs.org
Cannabis producers, especially those with organic operations, lack reliable information on
the fertilization requirements for their crops. To determine the optimal organic fertilizer rate …

Is Twelve Hours Really the Optimum Photoperiod for Promoting Flowering in Indoor-Grown Cultivars of Cannabis sativa?

A Ahrens, D Llewellyn, Y Zheng - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cannabis sativa (“cannabis” hereafter) is a valuable recent addition to Canada's economy
with the legalization for recreational use in 2018. The vast majority of indoor cannabis …

Potassium and micronutrient fertilizer addition in a mock aquaponic system for drug-type Cannabis sativa L. cultivation

B Yep, Y Zheng - Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Cultivating drug-type Cannabis sativa L. with aquaponics could reduce mineral fertilizer use;
however, its nutrient solution is often unbalanced and low in K+ and micronutrients. It is …

Cannabis inflorescence yield and cannabinoid concentration are not increased with exposure to short-wavelength ultraviolet-B radiation

V Rodriguez-Morrison, D Llewellyn… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Before ultraviolet (UV) radiation can be used as a horticultural management tool in
commercial Cannabis sativa (cannabis) production, the effects of UV on cannabis should be …

Diffusion of fertilizers from controlled-release sources uniformly distributed in soil

SP Friedman, Y Mualem - Fertilizer research, 1994 - Springer
Controlled release of a fertilizer from capsules, uniformly distributed in the soil and its
diffusion under different degrees of soil saturation are studied theoretically. Solutions are …

Mineral nutrition for Cannabis sativa in the vegetative stage using response surface analysis

PY Kpai, O Adaramola, PW Addo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis cultivated for medical and adult use is a high-value horticultural crop in North
America; however, we lack information on its optimal mineral nutrition due to previous legal …