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 and numerous extension articles and other forms of scientific reports. His recent research focus includes indoor production of cannabis and other medicinal and nutraceutical plants, greenhouse production of ornamental and vegetables, especially in rootzone management and lighting. He has been actively involved in indoor cannabis production research since the early 2010s. His group has published North America’s first few peer-reviewed scientific papers on indoor cannabis cultivation, and he is the sole editor of the recently published Handbook of Cannabis Production in Controlled Environments. He developed the world’s first university-level cannabis production course in 2019 and has been teaching this course since. He has been frequently invited to speak about his research results, both nationally and internationally.

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Sarah D. Lichenstein, PhD.

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