The owner and two biologists at Royal Queen Seeds recently presented their F1 hybrid process and strains in Barcelona, Spain.
On March 10, 2023 Royal Queen Seeds (RQS), a seed bank in Europe, presented their newly released F1 hybrid varieties to growers, journalists, and others in the cannabis industry at the Hotel Novotel in Cornellà near Spannabis—the largest annual cannabis fair in the world (1).
One of the owners, Shai Ramsahai, introduced the company and its journey, then biologist Maikel de Bresser explained the process involved in creating F1 hybrids—from selecting desirable parent material to developing inbred lines (IBLs). Plant geneticist Andreu Francés explained the research involved in the project and the results the team have achieved, highlighting the new eight F1s he helped develop, including: Medusa F1, Orion F1, and Milky Way F1, which are all autoflowering varieties.
RQS recently expanded into the US and Thailand and now supply cannabis genetics worldwide.
Reference
Ep 26: Innovations in Drying and Curing to Protect Flower Quality
May 27th 2025In this latest installment of Noid Knowledge, we are joined by Dr. Allison Justice, Founder and CEO of the Hemp Mine, and David Sandelman COO, CTO & Co-Founder of Cannatrol. Here, Allison and David discuss innovations in cannabis drying and curing, focusing on the Cannatrol technology which controls vapor pressure, preserving trichome integrity, and flower quality. Additionally, Allison shares how the Cannabis Research Center and Coalition (CRC) is transition to an open-source model to support cultivators, researchers, and home growers.
Ep 25: Cannabis Quality Differentiation Beyond Cannabinoid Content
February 28th 2025In this latest installment of Noid Knowledge we are joined by Julie Kowalski, a leading mind in analytical chemistry and cannabis testing. Julie has arranged a very compelling symposium for Pittcon entitled Cannabis Aroma: Advances and Challenges in Determining and Commercializing Cannabis Product Quality Attributes. It is taking place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, starting at 9:30 AM in room 209. The session features top notch speakers, including several previous guests of this show, and yours truly, discussing the next generation of quality assessment in cannabis.