Plant Health
Extension Team Requests Grower Input On Research Priorities
Alabama’s third growing season for hemp is underway. With this ‘new’ crop, the Extension crops team is looking to identify best management practices to ensure hemp’s sustainability. This includes identifying the types and distribution of... more »
Research Outlines Effects Of Herbicide Drift On Hemp
Adding to a growing body of research about hemp cultivation, UC Cooperative Extension advisor Sarah Light and UCCE weed specialist Brad Hanson studied the symptoms of herbicide drift on this high-value commodity that is now... more »
Front Range Biosciences’ Clean Stock Program Fights Hop Latent Viroid In Cannabis
Front Range Biosciences, a cannabis and hemp genetics platform company, has released the results of a case study demonstrating the effectiveness of using tissue culture as part of a Clean Stock program to clean plants... more »
Ohio Company Begins Producing Single-Step Liquid Fertilizer
In late 2020, British biochemist and plant scientist, Dr. Russell Sharp, announced a major breakthrough in both hydroponics and soil cultivation. Gold Leaf is the world's first, true single-step liquid fertilizer to contain every essential... more »
Addressing Plant Nutrition in Outdoor Hemp
Plant health is all about knowing what is in your water, soil and fertilizer, and finding the right balance of nutrients to produce the best crop possible. GPN caught up with Krystal Snyder, a Penn... more »
Bioline Agrosciences Launches Climate Adapted Release Technology
Bioline Agrosciences, a biocontrol technologies company, is launching CART (Climate Adapted Release Technology) to further strengthen its commitment to growers and farmers and the environment. The technology has been applied to STARSKii, containing Amblyseius swirskii,... more »
Study Looks At Phosphorus Nutrition Of Greenhouse Grown Hemp
A team of hemp researchers at North Carolina State University has published a study on nutrition of greenhouse hemp, focusing on phosphorus fertilization. Limited research exists on the fertility requirements for industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa)... more »
Study: High-CBD ‘Hemp’ Plants Are, Genetically, Mostly Marijuana
After assembling a complete genome from a new breed of cannabis, University of Minnesota and Sunrise Genetics researchers found that high-CBD “hemp” plants have a mostly marijuana genome. Published in the journal New Phytologist, the... more »
UF/IFAS Scientists Share Insight On Hemp Mites
The latest information on mites known to attack hemp plants in Florida has been released by University of Florida scientists. For growers contemplating — or who have begun — growing hemp as part of farm... more »
As US Hemp Industry Grows, So Does Understanding Of Hemp Diseases
As hemp begins to reemerge as an important crop in the United States, scientists are beginning research into the diseases that might prevent the crop from flourishing. A study published in the December issue of... more »
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