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Capturing the Full Genetic Potential of Cannabis

The possible characteristics that can be expressed in cannabis are endless, and phenohunting for unusual traits—even mutations—could lead to the next big cultivar.

Freakshow cultivar in flower.

Freakshow cultivar in flower.

Photo by Erik Christiansen

May 1, 2023

While a single cannabis seed may not contain the same wide range of genetic possibilities or variation, there is still a wide range of expressions within the Cannabis genus, be it from genetic makeup, mutation or environmental influences such as nutrient composition, lighting spectrum or temperature.

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Preventing Moisture Evaporation When Trimming, Packaging Cannabis

Not All Terpenes Are Created Equal

How to Fresh-Freeze Cannabis

A Conversation on Commercial Cannabis Breeding

Preventing Moisture Evaporation When Trimming, Packaging Cannabis

Leveraging the right equipment to establish proper conditions in your packaging and trimming rooms can earn you thousands of dollars.

Qa With Ken New

Not All Terpenes Are Created Equal

The cannabis flower’s complex aromas can’t be easily replicated with additives once buds are overdried, meaning terpene preservation is key.

Tic Not All Terpenes Are Created Equal

How to Fresh-Freeze Cannabis

A CBT reader asks industry expert Ken Morrow how to freeze a fresh cannabis harvest after hitting some hurdles on the first attempt.

Qa With Ken New

A Conversation on Commercial Cannabis Breeding

Breeding goes beyond simply crossing the two most popular cultivars and giving the offspring a catchy name.

Tic A Conversation On Commercial Cannabis Breeding

How to Manage an Inherited Powdery Mildew Outbreak

A CBT reader asks industry expert Ken Morrow how to manage a PM issue at a cannabis facility in a tropical climate.

Qa With Ken New

Drying and Curing Cannabis: A 2025 Update

If you can smell cannabis in your drying and curing rooms, you are losing flavor.

Tic With Ken Drying Curing

Airflow Mapping: What Is It?

A Cannabis Business Times reader asks industry expert Kenneth Morrow about how airflow mapping can be used to optimize a cannabis crop’s health.

Qa With Ken New

How to Germinate Old Cannabis Seeds

Kenneth Morrow’s exhaustive–and old–cannabis genetic collection has him wondering: Is there an optimal way to germinate decades-old seeds?

Tic With Ken Seeds

Potential Threats to the New World of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

With new diseases, viruses, and viroids lurking, cannabis growers need to prepare for the new realities of commercial cultivation.

Tic With Ken

How to Stay Viroid-Free in Cannabis Cultivation

HLVd is a pressing issue in the cannabis industry but isn’t the only pathogen that can harm your crop. Here, Ken Morrow answers how you can protect your clean crop from viruses and viroid infection.

Qa With Ken New

Patent-ly Enforceable

Cannabis rescheduling is likely to spur a wave of patent applications and a wash of litigation in yet another growth spurt for the still-young industry.

Tomorrow in cannabis Patents enforceable Sept 2024

CRISPR Gene Editing Could Revolutionize Cannabis Breeding and Crop Production

A provisional patent application is the latest to apply the novel CRISPR technology to cannabis. The CRISPR-Cas9 technology, used for the treatment of sickle-cell anemia and reducing the bitterness in mustard leaves, has the potential to revolutionize cannabis crops by integrating advanced genomic techniques into breeding solutions.

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