We Can Test for Hops Latent Viroid!

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Tackling Grey Mold

As the weather changes, humidity and temperature fluctuate. With that fluctuation comes problems like Botrytis cinerea, more commonly known as grey mold. This serious fungal disease can impact both outdoor and indoor grows.    Understanding how grey mold works and impacts plants is the first step towards combating and ultimately preventing/overcoming the fungus. Grey mold… Continue reading Tackling Grey Mold

May 30, 2023
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It’s True, Morning Dew Causes Bud Rot!

Bud rot is a name that strikes fear into anyone that grows cannabis. This mold can turn any beautiful bud into a nasty, soft-to-the-touch mess and render an entire cannabis crop worthless.

May 8, 2023
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Is It Mold or A Virus?

Growing cannabis takes a keen eye and knowledge of the plant to ensure a successful harvest. It can be thought of as walking a tightrope, if something is out of balance then the results could impact yield and quality.

May 8, 2023
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What Role Does Plant Pruning Play in Cannabis?

Growing cannabis plants take knowledge, dedication, and patience. Pruning is just one part of what cannabis plants need throughout their lifecycle. While simple sounding, pruning needs to be done correctly or it could cause damage that affects the outcome of the plant’s crop. 

May 8, 2023
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How to Clean Your Roots for Testing

The roots of your cannabis plants can influence the success of the overall crop. Improperly maintained roots or roots infected with a virus/viroid/mold can strongly impact the yield and quality of the bud. In severe instances, damaged or infected roots can even kill your cannabis plants. 

May 8, 2023
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Plant Viruses: Are They Curable?

When evidence of a cannabis-impacting virus appears, it can spark dread in the heart of any grower. Viruses can wreak havoc on cannabis crops, no matter the strain, resulting in costly damage.

May 8, 2023
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Is This A Nutrient Or Pathogen Problem?

Cannabis plants may not speak, but they certainly can tell you if they are unhappy about something. There are a myriad of problems that can arise throughout the plant’s life cycle, and knowing what the problem could be is one of the first steps to helping your plants recover. 

May 8, 2023
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Getting Bud Rot After Harvest: What To Do Now?

Harvesting cannabis is hard work, we can all agree on that point. But once the plants are hung, one of the worst things to happen to a harvest is the development of bud rot.

May 8, 2023
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Viruses and Viroids: Is There A Difference?

When reading about cannabis-related diseases like Alfalfa Mosaic Virus or HpLvd, you may come across terms like virus or viroid.

March 11, 2023
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A Beginner’s Guide to Testing for Cannabis Viruses and Viroids

When it comes to the health of your cannabis crop, there is nothing more important. The health of your cannabis plants can impact everything from harvest yields to the health of future harvests.

March 10, 2023
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The Rise in Alfalfa Mosaic Virus

The Alfalfa Mosaic Virus, named for its typical infestation of alfalfa, has become an increasing problem for those in the hemp and medical cannabis industries.

March 10, 2023
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What is Beet Curly Top Virus

Beet Curly Top Virus is known by a number of names. This includes BCTV and Curly Top Virus. According to New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Extension...

March 10, 2023
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It’s True, Morning Dew Causes Bud Rot!

Bud rot is a name that strikes fear into anyone that grows cannabis. This mold can turn any beautiful bud into a nasty, soft-to-the-touch mess and render an entire cannabis crop worthless.

2023-05-08 18:17:41
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Getting Bud Rot After Harvest: What To Do Now?

Harvesting cannabis is hard work, we can all agree on that point. But once the plants are hung, one of the worst things to happen to a harvest is the development of bud rot.

2023-05-08 16:13:46
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The Rise in Alfalfa Mosaic Virus

The Alfalfa Mosaic Virus, named for its typical infestation of alfalfa, has become an increasing problem for those in the hemp and medical cannabis industries.

2023-03-10 12:06:04
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What is Beet Curly Top Virus

Beet Curly Top Virus is known by a number of names. This includes BCTV and Curly Top Virus. According to New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Extension...

2023-03-10 11:53:11
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Tackling Grey Mold

2023-05-30 16:59:47
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It’s True, Morning Dew Causes Bud Rot!

Bud rot is a name that strikes fear into anyone that grows cannabis. This mold can turn any beautiful bud into a nasty, soft-to-the-touch mess and render an entire cannabis crop worthless.

2023-05-08 18:17:41
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Is It Mold or A Virus?

Growing cannabis takes a keen eye and knowledge of the plant to ensure a successful harvest. It can be thought of as walking a tightrope, if something is out of balance then the results could impact yield and quality.

2023-05-08 17:59:01
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What Role Does Plant Pruning Play in Cannabis?

Growing cannabis plants take knowledge, dedication, and patience. Pruning is just one part of what cannabis plants need throughout their lifecycle. While simple sounding, pruning needs to be done correctly or it could cause damage that affects the outcome of the plant’s crop. 

2023-05-08 17:42:59
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How to Clean Your Roots for Testing

The roots of your cannabis plants can influence the success of the overall crop. Improperly maintained roots or roots infected with a virus/viroid/mold can strongly impact the yield and quality of the bud. In severe instances, damaged or infected roots can even kill your cannabis plants. 

2023-05-08 17:26:39
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Plant Viruses: Are They Curable?

When evidence of a cannabis-impacting virus appears, it can spark dread in the heart of any grower. Viruses can wreak havoc on cannabis crops, no matter the strain, resulting in costly damage.

2023-05-08 17:07:46
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Is This A Nutrient Or Pathogen Problem?

Cannabis plants may not speak, but they certainly can tell you if they are unhappy about something. There are a myriad of problems that can arise throughout the plant’s life cycle, and knowing what the problem could be is one of the first steps to helping your plants recover. 

2023-05-08 16:57:12
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Getting Bud Rot After Harvest: What To Do Now?

Harvesting cannabis is hard work, we can all agree on that point. But once the plants are hung, one of the worst things to happen to a harvest is the development of bud rot.

2023-05-08 16:13:46
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Viruses and Viroids: Is There A Difference?

When reading about cannabis-related diseases like Alfalfa Mosaic Virus or HpLvd, you may come across terms like virus or viroid.

2023-03-11 11:19:48
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A Beginner’s Guide to Testing for Cannabis Viruses and Viroids

When it comes to the health of your cannabis crop, there is nothing more important. The health of your cannabis plants can impact everything from harvest yields to the health of future harvests.

2023-03-10 12:13:22
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About Dr. Nathan Johnson

Dr. Nathan Johnson, Ph.D. is thePresident & CEO of Verne Bioanalytics. He has a hybrid of microbiology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics expertise across 15 years for food testing, oncology, immunology, stem cell biology, animal model development, and plant-related efforts. He has published peer-review scientific papers including in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell, and Science, and held positions such as Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Takeda, H3 Biomedicine, and Mouse and Rat Resource Centers. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, MS in Biomedical Sciences, and a BS in biology and minor in chemistry.

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About Dr. Sebastian Mana-Capelli

Dr. Sebastian Mana-Capelli has over 10 years of scientific experience where he has worked in the development and implementation of a variety of in-vitro and cell-based assays and received the 2014 publication of the year by the American Society for Cell Biology. In recent years, he developed extensive experience in genome engineering to dissect the specific contributions of genes to how cells make decisions based on their cellular environment conditions. Dr. Mana-Capelli holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology, an MS in Biochemistry, and a BS in Microbiology.

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About Mark Joubert

Mark has been practicing law since 2002 primarily focused on patent law, who is extremely successful at resolving many intellectual property disputes between patent/trademark/copyright owners and alleged infringers, either by litigation, mediation, arbitration, or settlement. In addition to being a lawyer, he also holds a BS degree in both Biology and Chemistry and an MS in Molecular Biology. His unique perspective has allowed him to obtain many patents and registered trademarks for his clients in areas as diverse as mechanical, electrical, software, business methods, biotechnology, computer systems, energy, and cooling system innovations. Mark has a special interest and expertise in biotechnology and bioinformatics areas of patent law.

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About Seth Joubert

Seth is currently working at Verne Bio full-time after recently completed his Bachelor's in Biology from Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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