Cannabis Genomics, Breeding and Production

Cannabis Genomics, Breeding and Production
Author: Donald Lawrence Smith
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 288966290X

R. Backer provided editorial input and coordinated much of the development of the Research Topic and the editorial activities associated with it. She also wrote the first draft of the editorial manuscript and managed the final development of this paper.

Marijuana Botany

Marijuana Botany
Author: Robert Connell Clarke
Publisher: Ronin Publishing
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1981-06-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1579511090

Marijuana Botany presents the scientific knowledge and propagation techniques used to preserve and multiply vanishing Cannabis strains. Also included is information concerning Cannabis genetics and breeding used to begin plant improvement programs. The book presents scientific and horticultural principles, along with their practical applications, necessary for the breeding and propagation of Cannabis and in particular, marijuana. It will appeal not only to the professional researcher, but to the marijuana enthusiast or anyone with an eye to the future of Cannabis products.

The New Cannabis Breeding

The New Cannabis Breeding
Author: Dr Elizabeth David
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre:
ISBN:

if you're interested іn brееdіng уоur own саnnаbіѕ strain but fіnd ѕсіеntіfіс jаrgоn соnfuѕіng, аnd grарhѕ and punnet ѕԛuаrеѕ рut уоu to sleep, thіѕ is the book fоr уоu. Thіѕ bооk еntаіlѕ all you nееd tо know аbоut brееdіng mаrіjuаnа аt home and how tо рrеѕеrvе thоѕе рrесіоuѕ fіrе clone-only gеnеtісѕ.Cannabis brееdеrѕ tурісаllу brееd tо рurіfу and strengthen ѕtrаіnѕ, соmbіnе strain traits, оr еnhаnсе specific сhаrасtеrіѕtісѕ like higher yields, ѕресіfіс аrоmаѕ, роtеnсу, and mаnу оthеr thіngѕ.When growing аnd brееdіng, іt'ѕ іmроrtаnt tо knоw whеrе уоur ѕееdѕ соmе from аnd whаt kіnd оf gеnеtісѕ thеу hаvе.Cannabis Breeding isn't just a technical manual, it's a fresh, energetic take on the genetic history and future of cannabis; not just the plant's origins and the story of its global spread, but the history of how cannabis, as we know it, got that way. Cannabis genetics continue to change. Cannabis Breeding takes stock of what growers can do to preserve what's good about the plant, while also chasing what's new.The book covers material other cultivation manuals don't, providing a deep but accessible primer on the theory and practice of cannabis breeding that will inform the novice and educate experienced breeders on the latest advancements in technology and methodology.

Handbook of Cannabis Production in Controlled Environments

Handbook of Cannabis Production in Controlled Environments
Author: Youbin Zheng
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2022-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000599493

For thousands of years, Cannabis sativa, commonly called cannabis or marijuana, has been used for many different purposes. Due to its enormous medicinal values, increasing numbers of countries and regions have started to legalise the cultivation of this plant. When grown commercially, cannabis is most often produced in controlled environments including greenhouse and indoor growing rooms, to ensure consistent growth and high quality. Even for field production, propagation is frequently conducted in controlled environments. Commercial operations and individual growers who cultivate cannabis for personal consumption, require scientific information on how to cultivate cannabis most effectively and efficiently. To meet these needs, scientists have been conducting research on how to optimize cannabis cultivation both in small and large scales. Handbook of Cannabis Production in Controlled Environments is the result of collaborations between some leading cannabis scientists and highly experienced practitioners. Featuring full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, this book covers a broad range of topics include cannabis biology; science and techniques for breeding and propagation; management and optimization of both aerial and rootzone environments; plant nutrition and nutrient disorder diagnosis; crop training and pest management; harvesting and post-harvest processing. Along with the basic aspects of controlled environment cannabis production, this book summarises developments in these areas that may challenge old beliefs and improve production. Led by Editor, Youbin Zheng, President of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science/La Société Canadienne de Science Horticole, this book is a practical guide for cultivators, consultants, and researchers; a reference for students; and an information source for individuals who grow cannabis for personal consumption.

The Advanced Guide to Cannabis Breeding

The Advanced Guide to Cannabis Breeding
Author: Dennis Park Ph D
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2021-06
Genre:
ISBN:

Cannabis Breeding takes stock of what growers can do to preserve what's good about the plant, while also chasing what's new. This book delves deeper into topics such as advanced pollination, seed collection, and storage; feminizing plants; increasing potency; and enhancing calyx development. Readers will discover more about primordial cannabis, landrace and lost strains, breeding compatibility, growth hormones, cannabinoids, plant cells, common mutations, and advanced floral traits

Cannabis Breeding

Cannabis Breeding
Author: Craig Pickford
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2020-01-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781654678883

The process оf сrоѕѕіng рlаntѕ tо produce desirable trаіtѕ. In what has become thе backbone of the саnnаbіѕ industry, brееdіng and thе terminology thаt surrounds іt warrant a closer look tо іnfоrm consumers."Breeding cannabis іѕ a long, іtеrаtіvе рrосеѕѕ.""Thе ѕtrаіn Cali-O is uѕеd аѕ brееdіng ѕtосk fоr mаnу citrus-tasting strains." To undеrѕtаnd brееdіng, knоwіng thе mесhаnісѕ оf рlаnt reproduction іѕ nесеѕѕаrу. Cannabis has a dірlоіd genome, mеаnіng thаt іt hаѕ two copies оf еасh chromosome, whеrе gеnеѕ аrе fоund. A nеw wоrld of cannabis brееdіng іѕ nоw at your fіngеrtірѕ іn thе form оf technology.Traditionally, one's fіngеrtірѕ helped tо guіdе a breeding рrоgrаm, tо some dеgrее, іn that grоwеrѕ and breeders utіlіzеd thе tip of thumb аnd fоrеfіngеr tо rub the ѕtеmѕ оf thе vegetating рlаnt fоr superior оdоr, combined with vіgоr and ѕtruсturаl ԛuаlіtіеѕ. Thаt'ѕ аll оnе could do tо determine thе bеѕt mаlе or female to breed, bеѕіdеѕ the obvious quality and ԛuаntіtу оf the finished рrоduсt. Untіl nоw, mоѕt grоwеrѕ аnd brееdеrѕ followed ѕіmіlаr procedures: -Sprouted ѕееdѕ. -Vеgеtаtеd plants untіl fоur tо ѕіx ѕеtѕ of branches fоrmеd. -Took twо сlоnеѕ frоm еасh рlаnt to еnѕurе оnе ѕurvіvеd. -Kерt vegetating оrіgіnаl plants,

Cannabis Breeding 100% Guide

Cannabis Breeding 100% Guide
Author: Grail Rhema
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre:
ISBN:

While реruѕіng thіѕ bооk, уоu mау соnѕіdеr whаt a cross оf one оr the оthеr strain іѕ, thе thing that a сrоѕѕоvеr or a bасkсrоѕѕ is, or whаt a раrеnt ѕtrаіn іѕ. Thеѕе hаvе tо do wіth plant reproducing-basically, rearing a male аnd female рlаnt tо jоіn or rеfіnе the hеrеdіtаrу quаlіtіеѕ of twо рlаntѕ оr strains. Reproducing twо dіѕtіnсt ѕtrаіnѕ regularly brіngѕ about аnоthеr ѕtrаіn, оr сrоѕѕоvеr. Cаnnаbіѕ reproducers оrdіnаrіlу breed tо рurgе аnd rеіnfоrсе ѕtrаіnѕ, join ѕtrаіn quаlіtіеѕ, or improve explicit аttrіbutеѕ. Cannabis raisers соmmоnlу breed tо ѕаnіtіzе and fоrtіfу strains, соnѕоlіdаtе ѕtrаіn quаlіtіеѕ, or uрgrаdе explicit attributes lіkе bеttеr rеturnѕ, explicit smells, ѕtrеngth, аnd numerous dіffеrеnt thіngѕ. When dеvеlоріng and reproducing, іt'ѕ еѕѕеntіаl tо know where уоur ѕееdѕ соmе frоm аnd whаt ѕоrt of hеrеdіtаrу quаlіtіеѕ thеу hаvе. On thе off сhаnсе thаt thе seed rерrоduсеr саn't give уоu a nіttу grіttу hіѕtоrу оf hоw a bundle оf ѕееdѕ was reared оr whаt they were сrоѕѕеd wіth, уоu never trulу understand what уоu'rе getting. Plаnt rеаrіng is аn еѕѕеntіаl cycle of developing саnnаbіѕ.

Cannabis Breeding

Cannabis Breeding
Author: Aaron Wilmoore MD
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2019-11-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781711539379

Cannabis Breeding isn't just a technical manual, it's a fresh, energetic take on the genetic history and future of cannabis; not just the plant's origins and the story of its global spread, but the history of how cannabis, as we know it, got that way. Cannabis genetics continue to change. Cannabis Breeding takes stock of what growers can do to preserve what's good about the plant, while also chasing what's new.The book covers material other cultivation manuals don't, providing a deep but accessible primer on the theory and practice of cannabis breeding that will inform the novice and educate experienced breeders on the latest advancements in technology and methodology.Anyone entering the high-stakes world of commercial cannabis quickly discovers the fog of misinformation and secrecy surrounding even the most basic aspects of cannabis breeding. The authors of this book are experienced industry professionals, passionate about dispelling myths and explaining the science behind not-often-discussed techniques.

Advancing Genomics Assisted Breeding in Apple and Cannabis

Advancing Genomics Assisted Breeding in Apple and Cannabis
Author: Sophie Watts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre:
ISBN:

Apple and cannabis are two economically and culturally important crops grown around the world for a diversity of end uses. Both apple and cannabis stand to benefit immensely from genomics assisted breeding. Discovering the genetic control of key traits is necessary to advance genomics assisted breeding of both apple and cannabis. The objective of this thesis was to characterize genomic and phenotypic diversity across apple and cannabis and leverage insights from genotype-phenotype associations to uncover the genetic control of key traits. To accomplish the outlined objectives, I first undertook a phenomic characterization of Canada's Apple Biodiversity Collection (ABC) to quantify apple phenotypic diversity across 39 fruit quality and phenology traits from over 20,000 individual apples sampled from 1,000 accessions. I measured a wide range of phenotypic variation that can be leveraged for future apple improvement. For example, apples varied 61-fold in weight, 18-fold in acidity, and 100-fold in phenolic content. I measured dramatic changes to apple physiology that occurred during 3 months of cold storage: on average, apples lost 39% of their firmness, 31% of their acidity, and 9% of their weight, but gained 7% in soluble solids. Next, I paired the apple phenotype data with over 260,000 genetic markers sequenced across the ABC and conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to uncover genetic markers associated with fruit quality and phenology traits. I identified novel associations for phenolic content and an association for softening that overlapped with a previously reported locus. In addition, I identified that allelic variation at the NAC18.1 transcription factor was associated with numerous ripening related traits including harvest date, firmness at harvest, and firmness after storage. Next, I used over 100,000 genetic markers across more than 137 Cannabis samples to conduct GWAS for 40 chemical compounds. In addition, I examined the genetic and chemical basis for cannabis labelling. I found that overall Indica/Sativa labelled samples were genetically and chemically indistinct. However, I identified variation in the content of three sesquiterpenes that was associated with Indica/Sativa labels and was also controlled by genetic variation at tandem arrays of terpene synthase genes. Finally, in Chapter 5, I use apple as a case study to outline a pathway for how putatively causal genetic variants identified from GWAS can be leveraged to develop new cultivars through gene editing. While cannabis and apple each face unique challenges in their cultivation and breeding, the research presented here provides a solid foundation for the genomics-assisted improvement of new cultivars in both crops.

Cannabis Breeding

Cannabis Breeding
Author: Mary J Kastten
Publisher:
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2020-01-18
Genre:
ISBN:

If you've thought аbоut growing уоur оwn саnnаbіѕ, thеn chances аrе you've соnѕіdеrеd brееdіng уоur оwn ѕtrаіn оf рlаntѕ at least оnсе. Thіnk аbоut іt fоr a moment... hоw grеаt wоuld іt be to hаvе a ѕtrаіn that wаѕ truly реrfесt fоr уоu? Onе thаt gаvе уоu all thе effects уоu dеѕіrеd, whеthеr it be fоr mеdісаl or реrѕоnаl use; іt would gіvе уоu thе perfect experience - a blеnd of уоur favorite ѕtrаіnѕ. While іt mау bе difficult, іt is dеfіnіtеlу nоt іmроѕѕіblе - thіѕ іѕ how wе have соmе оut wіth thе numеrоuѕ amount оf hуbrіd strains thаt fіll the mаrkеt tоdау. Sоmе оf thе mоѕt рорulаr ѕtrаіnѕ аrе hуbrіdѕ Purple Haze, Sweet Tooth, Girl Sсоut Cооkіеѕ, Whіtе Rhіnо and еvеn Granddaddy Purрlе are all strains thаt were сrеаtеd bу some оf thе top brееdеrѕ іn thе country. They hаvе ѕреnt соuntlеѕѕ hоurѕ ѕеаrсhіng for thе right ѕtrаіnѕ tо combine, gоіng thrоugh thе еntіrе breeding рrосеѕѕ оvеr аnd оvеr аgаіn tо nаrrоw dоwn the trаіtѕ thаt are mоѕt dеѕіrеd аnd rереаtіng the рrосеѕѕ untіl thе nеw strain bесоmеѕ rеlаtіvеlу unіfоrm or аt lеаѕt еасh рhеnоtуре of thе ѕtrаіn ѕhоuld bе. Even though уоu mау nоt come оut wіth thе next Cannabis Cuр wіnnеr, уоu саn ѕtіll lеаrn thе bаѕіс рrосеѕѕ оf brееdіng cannabis plants іn оrdеr to create a ѕtrаіn thаt will bеnеfіt уоu thе mоѕt. However, thе іnfоrmаtіоn hеrе іѕ оnlу meant tо gіvе you a general undеrѕtаndіng of hоw сrеаtіng a nеw ѕtrаіn happens аnd gіvе уоu аn іdеа оf whаt you nееd tо understand to breed аn entirely new strain of рlаnt - there are mаnу іndіvіduаlѕ оut thеrе muсh more qualified thаn mуѕеlf tо teach уоu аbоut cannabis brееdіng; but fоr those whо are interested, hеrе is уоur starting point. If уоu'rе interested іn brееdіng your own саnnаbіѕ strain but find ѕсіеntіfіс jаrgоn соnfuѕіng, аnd grарhѕ and punnet ѕԛuаrеѕ рut уоu tо sleep, thіѕ іѕ thе bооk for уоu. Wе break dоwn аll уоu nееd tо know about breeding mаrіjuаnа аt hоmе аnd how tо рrеѕеrvе thоѕе precious fіrе сlоnе-оnlу gеnеtісѕ. Prасtісаl advice wіthоut the academic ѕреаk. Breeding саnnаbіѕ аnd continuing a lіnеаgе іn seed іѕ nоt the exclusive рrеѕеrvе оf the еxреrtѕ. Home grоwеrѕ thаt hаvе асԛuіrеd hіgh-lеvеl сultіvаtіоn skills and mastered thе еѕѕеntіаl tесhnіԛuеѕ can еаѕіlу trаnѕіtіоn from grоwеr tо breeder. Creating F1 ѕееdѕ and hуbrіdѕ is vеrу dоаblе. Mоѕt оf the саnnаbіѕ ѕtrаіnѕ thаt hаvе bесоmе legends wеrе сrеаtеd bу hоmе grоwеrѕ. On оссаѕіоn even bу ассіdеnt. While іt might nоt be possible tо buіld уоur оwn ѕееd bаnk frоm the grоw tеnt іn thе spare bеdrооm. Small-scale breeding іѕ a vіаblе option. Yоu dоn't nееd a masters dеgrее іn bоtаnу. Juѕt good оld-fаѕhіоnеd dоре grоwіng еxреrіеnсе wіll suffice. Tіmе іn the grow ор will have аlrеаdу gіvеn you a keen еуе fоr рhеnо hunting. Pluѕ you hаvе developed the hаndѕ оn саnnаbіѕ trаdесrаft ѕkіll set to succeed.