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Seminar: Cristian Collado: Yield, Quality, and Resource Use Efficiencies of Cannabis sativa Flowers, Plants, Cuttings, and Plug Plant Productions Affected by Rooting Hormone, CO2, and Light Levels
October 30 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Yield, Quality, and Resource Use Efficiencies of Cannabis sativa Flowers, Plants, Cuttings, and Plug Plant Productions Affected by Rooting Hormone, CO2, and Light Levels
Cristian Collado, PhD Defense Seminar
Under the direction of Dr. Ricardo Hernandez, Chair
Department of Horticultural Science, NCSU
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 9:00 am
121 Kilgore Hall / Hybrid
Zoom link: https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/95568607500?pwd=D9cpsVaDJ9YeBthujEru7hPca1ZEvC.1
Meeting ID: 955 6860 7500
Passcode: 572535
With increasing cannabis legalization, efficient production methods are crucial due to economic and resource challenges. This research evaluated the effects of light, CO2, and IBA (rooting hormone) on various cannabis production stages—flowering, vegetative, and rooting.
Chapter 1 assessed static LED lighting combined with greenhouse sunlight, revealing that increasing LED light levels from 150 to 700 µmol m–² s–¹ resulted in a 2.8-fold increase in shoot biomass and a 1.6-fold improvement in water use efficiency (WUE). Chapter 2 analyzed the effects of static and dynamic lighting on flower yield, showing a 37% reduction in evapotranspiration per gram of flower and a 4.1-fold increase in flower yield with a 4.6-fold increase in supplemental lighting. Additionally, dynamic treatments produced up to 10.4% more flowers and 24.8% higher WUE than static treatments. Chapter 3 summarized the impacts of CO2, IBA, and light intensity on rooting during clonal propagation, demonstrating increases in root mass of 20% with CO2 enrichment, 2.6 times with 4500 ppm of IBA, and 3.6 times from 51to 200 µmol m–² s–¹ of light. Overall, optimal conditions significantly enhance cannabis production and efficiency.