Bruce Bugbee – E.21

Dr. Bruce Bugbee is an American scientist with a prestigious educational and research background with degrees from the University of Minnesota, University of California, Davis, and Penn State University (Ph.D.). His work ranges from doing research for NASA, being the President of Apogee Instruments, and being a renowned Director of Crop Physiology at USU. We are happy to have him join We The Growers Podcast to talk the ins and outs of cannabis cultivation; from genetics to environment to nutrients. 00:00:00 Optimum pH 00:00:37 Low pH & Deficiencies 00:05:49 Bruce's Passion for Plant Science 00:08:11 Funding from NASA 00:09:26 Bruce's Academic Background 00:11:18 Cannabis Research Program 00:13:00 Cannabis/Hemp University Programs 00:14:13 Bruce's Background with Nutrients & Lighting 00:16:00 Principles of Nutrient Management for Closed Systems 00:17:49 Definition of Mass Balance 00:18:14 Are Different Fertilizers Being Picked Up in Different Amounts? 00:20:33 NPK and Mobile Elements 00:23:24 WUE - Water Use Efficiency 00:27:01 CO2 Affecting Water Use Efficiency 00:29:51 Increase PPFD When Adding CO2? 00:30:26 How Significant is CO2 Regarding Quality and Yield on Cannabis? 00:32:05 Hop Latent Viroid - HLV 00:34:07 Potato Micro-Propagation with Tissue Culture 00:34:59 Importance of Meristem Tissue Culture 00:35:50 Tissue Culture 00:36:20 Stressing the Rootzone in Early Flower 00:38:19 Negative Effect on Yield 00:40:51 Phosphorus 00:49:04 Temperature and Cannabis Cultivation 00:51:26 Day/Night Differential 00:55:24 Adjusting Temp & Adding CO2 00:58:36 Optimal Humidity 01:01:11 Partnering on R&D with Bruce 01:04:52 Lowering Nitrogen 01:07:16 Closing Athena Ag Instagram:   / athena.ag   Visit our website: https://www.athenaag.com We are also available to listen to on Spotify and Apple podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5VrbpGb... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #WeTheGrowers #AthenaAg