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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.

November 18, 2024

Tomorrow in Cannabis

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.

October 15, 2024

Cannabis Plant Disease

Conception Nurseries Publishes White Paper Detailing Methods for Using Tissue Culture to Prevent Diseases in Cannabis Cultivation

The cultivation processes described in the report provide cost savings and yield increasing solutions to pervasive viruses and viroids.

September 11, 2024

Cannabis Diseases

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.

July 11, 2024

Cannabis Plant Disease

Hop Latent Viroid: A Guide to Sampling, Testing and Lab Selection

As HLVd continues to spread through the global cannabis industry, testing has become crucial to preventing the viroid from impacting cultivators’ crops. Not all tests, sampling processes, nor labs, however, are created equal. Here is what you should know to ensure successful viroid control.

July 9, 2024

Cannabis Plant Disease

How to Spot, Mitigate and Prevent HpLVd in Cannabis Cultivation

A roundup of tips and resources for growers to diagnose and manage hop latent viroid, and what to do if it’s discovered in your operation.

December 18, 2023

Hop Latent Viroid

Hop Latent Viroid Infiltrates Vermont Cannabis Grow Site

The state’s Cannabis Control Board is warning licensees of the highly contagious pathogen and encouraging growers to take preventative measures.

June 12, 2023

Growing Media Rock Wool

4 Methods of Spread for Hop Latent Viroid: What Every Cultivator Should Know About This ‘Silent Killer’

Dr. Zamir Punja, a professor of plant biotechnology at Simon Fraser University, explains what he’s uncovered in his recent research.

June 8, 2023

IPM Integrated Pest Management for Cannabis Cultivation

Curly Leaves, Stunted Plants, and More: 4 Potential Culprits

How to prevent and diagnose the most common pathogens that disrupt cannabis growth and development

November 9, 2021

Hop Latent Viroid

Dark Heart Nursery Research Finds 90% of California Facilities Test Positive for Hop Latent Viroid

The nursery estimates $4 billion in annual crop losses industry-wide.

September 15, 2021

Growing Pains

The Threat of Viral Cannabis Diseases

Growers worldwide are seeing Cannabis disease symptoms with unknown causes among their crops. Here’s what we know about potential causes, detection and what you can do to stop viral spread.

December 29, 2020

Cannabis Plant Disease

The Science Void

Cultivators have been forced to make decisions based on community consensus, but legalization has opened the door to fact-based knowledge.

October 2, 2019