Controlled Environment Production of Medicinal Cannabis.

大麻在医疗和娱乐方面的应用历史悠久，种类繁多。尽管大型和小型的生产设施都已全面投入使用，还有更多的生产设施处于规划和建设阶段，但在园艺管理的科学知识方面仍存在重大差距，这些领域包括最佳环境控制、光照、灌溉和营养管理，以及这些变量对与植物药用特性相关的各种化合物(THC、CBD、萜烯)的含量和一致性的影响。我们的合作关系最近培养了三名研究生(Jonathan Stmeroff(理学硕士)，他成功地为他的关于大麻灌溉管理的论文辩护(2018年11月20日)，以及Deron Caplan(博士)，“用于受控环境大麻生产的繁殖和根区管理”(2018年8月30日)和David Hawley(博士)，“光的光谱质量对植物次生代谢和光合作用适应对光质量的影响”(2018年9月10日)。这里提出的项目将大大加强圭尔夫大学受控环境系统研究设施(CESRF)和vivo Cannabis Ltd.(前ABcann Medicinals)之间的既定研究计划。CESRF独特的最先进的基础设施已被用于空间科学和陆地食品生产技术的各种国内和国际研究计划，最近在我们的行业合作伙伴大麻生产设施(纳帕尼，安大略省)的一个专门建造的研究实验室(56平方米)中安装了五个最先进的精密控制BlueBox全植物光合作用植物生长室(Stasiak等人，2016)。拟议项目的总体目标是评估大麻在不同生长阶段对光照质量和强度的各种生理反应，以了解和改善植物的生长、一致性和经济生产力。

The history of marijuana in both medical and recreational applications is long and varied. Although both large and small-scale production facilities are fully operational and many more are in the planning and construction phases, there remains significant gaps in the scientific knowledge of horticultural management of the plethora of cultivars in areas such as optimal environment control, lighting, irrigation and nutrition management, and the effect that these variables have on the content and consistency of various compounds (THC, CBD, terpenes) relevant to the medicinal properties of the plant. Our relationship has recently trained three graduate students (Jonathan Stemeroff (MSc), who successfully defended his thesis related to irrigation management of cannabis (November 20th, 2018), along with Deron Caplan (PhD), 'Propagation and root zone management for controlled environment cannabis production' (August 30th, 2018) and David Hawley (PhD) 'The influence of spectral quality of light on plant secondary metabolism and photosynthetic acclimation to light quality' (September 10th, 2018). The proposed project herein will significantly enhance an established research program between the Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility (CESRF) at the University of Guelph (UoG) and VIVO Cannabis Ltd. (formerly ABcann Medicinals). The unique state-of-the-art infrastructure at the CESRF has been exploited in a variety of national and international research initiatives in space science and terrestrial food production technology, and most recently has populated a purpose-built research laboratory (56m2) at our industry partners cannabis production facility (Napanee, ON) with five of its state-of-the-art precision controlled BlueBox whole plant photosynthesis plant growth chambers (Stasiak et al, 2016). The overall objective of the proposed project is to assess various physiological responses of cannabis to light quality and intensity throughout the different growth stages in order to understand and improve plant growth, consistency and economic productivity.