Growing Mediums for Medical Cannabis Production in North America

被引:10
作者
Nemati, Reza [1 ]
Fortin, Jean-Pierre [2 ]
Craig, Joseph
Donald, Shaye [2 ]
机构
[1] Scotts Canada Co, 771 Rue Principale, St Bonaventure, PQ J0C 1C0, Canada
[2] Hawthorne Gardening Co, 2468 192nd St,Units 104-106, Surrey, BC V3Z 3X1, Canada
来源
AGRONOMY-BASEL | 2021年 / 11卷 / 07期
关键词
Cannabis; growing media; coir-based; rockwool; phenolic foam; peat-based; living soil; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; STAGE;
D O I
10.3390/agronomy11071366
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
The production and use of cannabis for medical purposes has been legalized in Canada and several states in the USA. Due to the historically illegal nature of cannabis, there is very little information available in academic publications about appropriate growing media for growing cannabis. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the most commonly used growing media for the production of medical cannabis and to discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Based on current knowledge, there is a general agreement on the properties of a suitable growing medium within the cannabis industry. However, there is little consensus among growers on the best growing medium to grow cannabis. Different categories of growing media are widely used in North America. In this review, we classified them into several main categories principally based on the type of material used in their composition and the growth stages of the plant. The main categories include: coir-based, peat-based, rockwool, phenolic foam, and living soil. It is not easy to suggest the best growing medium for cannabis production. Each category of growing medium has its strengths and weaknesses. Overall, it seems that coir-based products are the intermediate substrates showing more advantages and less weakness; however, choosing any of these categories depends a lot on the growing technique and production system. Future research should focus on determining the optimal level of growing media properties to produce high yielding medical cannabis with the desired quality.
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