March 28, 2025
Introduction Light is both a critical driver of plant growth and a major contribution to operational costs in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). High-efficiency LEDs have...
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Epigenetics and Environmental Memory
March 12, 2025
Introduction For decades, scientists viewed genes as static “blueprints for life,” determining all traits with little room for change. Emerging research now shows that environmental...
Using High Light Levels: Yield and Energy Use of Indoor Grown Cannabis
March 5, 2025
Introduction Cannabis is a high-light crop that thrives under exceptionally high photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) and daily light integral (DLI). Multiple studies have demonstrated...
Water Use Efficiency: Principles and Application to Plant Nutrition
February 3, 2025
Plant growth is driven by CO2 assimilated through photosynthesis. The exchange of CO2 from the atmosphere into the leaf happens through small pores on the...
The Value of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment to Increase Yield
January 27, 2025
Key Takeaways: Short-term increase in single-leaf photosynthesis at elevated CO2 is greater than the long-term increase in yield CO2 enrichment from ambient to 1200 ppm...
Silicon: The Beneficial Element in Plant Cultivation
January 24, 2025
Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in earth’s crust and commonly present as silica (SiO₂). Although Si is not classified as an essential...
Volatile Compounds in Cannabis: From Synthesis to Scent
January 22, 2025
Cannabis produces a complex array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that contribute to its distinct aroma. These compounds include terpenes, volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), and...
What Photobleaching Is and How to Avoid It When Growing Cannabis
January 14, 2025
We often hear concerns from our customers about “photobleaching.” No one wants their cannabis to come out “bleached.” It just doesn’t look right. We asked...
Ultraviolet Radiation, Cannabinoids, and An Unequivocally Equivocal Contribution
January 7, 2025
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is often touted as an effective tool to increase cannabinoid production in cannabis cultivation. The premise is that UV acts as an...
