Robert Manes

Articles

A look at how some cultivation methods are used to increase plant canopy penetrationfor indoor cannabis cultivation, increasing crop size while enhancing cannabinoid, terpene, and flavonoid production.


Lighting Penetration in Indoor Cannabis Cultivation

This article emphasizes anthocyanin production in cannabis cultivation, focusing on how cultivators can leverage environmental conditions and advanced lighting technologies to enhance plant health, aesthetic qualities, and phytochemical content.


Enhancing Anthocyanin Levels in Cannabis: Environmental Factors at Play

In this article, we dive deeper into the physical, cellular, and molecular adaptions that plants demonstrate in response to light intensity and spectrum.

Shining a Light on Cannabis Photobiology

This article delves into the aspects of horticultural light intensity and spectra as well as their relative influence on cannabis photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis, and overall yield.


Intensity and Spectrum: The Role of Lighting in Vapor Pressure Deficit

is a Full Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at The University of Texas (UT) at Arlington.

In the work presented here, the authors evaluated the effects of variable red-light exposure on the phytochemical content of four Group III cannabis cultivars.

Variable Red Light Exposure Affects Phytochemical Content  in Group III Cannabis Cultivars

What are the environmental implications of energy consumption for outdoor, indoor, and greenhouse cultivation?

The Environmental Implications of Energy Consumption in Cannabis Cultivation

Soil, water, and nutrient compositions play important roles in one’s quest to produce ultrapremium flower material; but unequivocally, it is lighting spectrum, coverage, and penetration that have the most influence over the terminal outcome, particularly in controlled environment agriculture.