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Cannabis Plant Science and Cultivation Series

Youbin Zheng, Ph.D

How to Use Light in Cannabis Cultivation

April 17, 2024 11 AM MST

Dr. Youbin Zheng is a professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. He has more than 25 years of research experience in controlled environment plant production, and his research has resulted in more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers, more than ten book chapters […]

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Zamir K. Punja, Ph.D

Total yeast and mold in cannabis : How and why ?

March 20, 2024 11 AM MST

Dr. Punja completed his MSc and PhD degrees in plant pathology from
the University of California, Davis. He joined Campbell Soup Company
and was Manager of plant biotechnology until 1989, when he left to
join Simon Fraser University. Zamir’s research investigates the […]

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Shelby Ellison, PhD.

American Feral Hemp Germplasm Collection and Characterization

To be broadcast on February 21, 11:00 MST

Dr. Shelby Ellison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She received a B.S. at UW-Madison, a Ph.D. in Genetics at UC-Davis and was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at UW-Madison. Her […]

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Brian Whipker, PhD., Cannabis Insights: Diagnosing Nutrient Disorders

October 2023

Brian Whipker has been a Professor at NC State University for over 30 years specializing in plant nutrition, plant growth regulators, and disorder diagnostics. He has published >120 scientific papers and >300 grower articles during his career. He co-created an online grower resource fertdirtandsquirt.com which focuses on nutrient monitoring and nutrient standards. He also […]

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Michael Alden, PhD. and Jim Faust, PhD., Nutrient Restriction(AKA Flushing): An old idea with a new twist

September 2023

Dr. Jim Faust is a professor of floriculture physiology at Clemson University in South Carolina, US. where he teaches hydroponics and greenhouse production courses and does research on Cannabis mother plant production, propagation, height control, flowering and postharvest drying and curing. He and Dr. Allison Justice started the Cannabis Research Coalition in 2022 to […]

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Dr. Mark Lefsrud, Cannabis Production and Processing from a Canadian Perspective, Hosted by The ICR Hemp Farmers Association

August 2023

Dr. Lefsrud is an Associate Professor at McGill University and leads the Biomass Production Laboratory. His education includes a B.Sc. (USask) and M.Sc. (Rutgers) in Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, and a Ph.D. (UTenn) in Plant Physiology, giving him a background in agriculture, biology, and engineering. The laboratory’s primary goal is the improvement of plants […]

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