Examining the effects in variations of light quality on Cannabis Sativa – BC-774

The Canadian cannabis industry currently relies on indoor growth facilities where the environment can be carefully controlled to grow ‘bud’, which are actually the flowers of cannabis plants. Indoor plant production is energy-intensive, so switching to high-efficiency LED lights can save energy, reducing costs to the producer and the environment. In this study, the best way to use LED to grow high quality cannabis will be tested. Industry partner Green Amber’s LED One lights will be used to test how the cannabis plants grow when the LED lights contain extra blue, red, or mixed lighting. Based on earlier studies, we predict we can alter plant development using different colours of light.

Faculty Supervisor:

Anne Lacey Samuels;Sean Michaletz

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Partner:

Green Amber Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

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