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: Received: 22 August 2021 / Approved: 24 August 2021 / Online: 24 August 2021 (08:40:44 CEST)
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Bevan, L.; Jones, M.; Zheng, Y. Optimization of N, P, K for Soilless Production of Cannabis sativa in the Flowering Stage Using Response Surface Analysis. Preprints2021, 2021080460. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0460.v1
Bevan, L.; Jones, M.; Zheng, Y. Optimization of N, P, K for Soilless Production of Cannabis sativa in the Flowering Stage Using Response Surface Analysis. Preprints 2021, 2021080460. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0460.v1
Bevan, L.; Jones, M.; Zheng, Y. Optimization of N, P, K for Soilless Production of Cannabis sativa in the Flowering Stage Using Response Surface Analysis. Preprints2021, 2021080460. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0460.v1
APA Style
Bevan, L., Jones, M., & Zheng, Y. (2021). Optimization of N, P, K for Soilless Production of <em>Cannabis sativa</em> in the Flowering Stage Using Response Surface Analysis. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0460.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bevan, L., Max Jones and Youbin Zheng. 2021 "Optimization of N, P, K for Soilless Production of <em>Cannabis sativa</em> in the Flowering Stage Using Response Surface Analysis" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202108.0460.v1
Abstract
Following legalization, cannabis has quickly become an important horticultural crop in Canada and increasingly so in other parts of the world. However, due to previous legal restrictions on cannabis research there are limited scientific data on the relationship between nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) supply (collectively: NPK) and the crop yield and quality. This study examined the response of a high delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis sativa cultivar grown in deep-water culture with different nutrient solution treatments varying in their concentrations (mg L-1) of N (70, 120, 180, 250, 290), P (20, 40, 60, 80, 100) and K (60, 120, 200, 280, 340) according to a central composite design. Results demonstrated that inflorescence yield responded quadratically to N and P, with the optimal concentrations predicted to be 194 and 59 mg L-1, respectively. Inflorescence yield did not respond to K in the tested range. These results can provide guidance to cultivators when formulating nutrient solutions for soilless cannabis production and demonstrates the utility of surface response design for efficient multi-nutrient optimization.
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