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Cannabis Farming Humans and the Cannabis plant share an intimate history spanning millennia. Humans spread Cannabis from its Eurasian homelands throughout much of the world, and, in concert with local climatic and human cultural parameters, created traditional landrace varieties (cultivars resulting from a combination of natural and farmer selection) with few apparent signs of domestication….

Indoor Farming  or CEA Controlled Environment Agriculture Indoor Farming  Container Farming Modular Farms Urban Farming Aquaponics, a complete indoor eco-system Hydroponic produce often tastes watery or it tastes off. You often get the abundance of one flavor, like anise, rather than balanced, which is why it has a bad rep with chefs. On the other…

Digital Horticulture Fully adopting the digital revolution is the key to long term success in horticulture As margins shrink, super efficient production systems are required to get the optimal results with the technologies applied. But, at some point you have to make a decision on whether to continue to be diversified – with different packing…

Born-again Stars HuBi-1, an inside-out stellar corpse The unusual planetary nebula HuBi-1 in the constellation Serpens, was analyzed by researchers at the IAA-CSIC. Planetary nebulae are the descendants of low to intermediate-mass stars, like our Sun. They form at late evolutionary stages, when their progenitor stars expel their envelopes, which are then photo-ionized by the…

Lectins What are lectins? Lectins are a type of protein that can bind to cell membranes. They are sugar-binding and become the “glyco” portion of glycoconjugates on the membranes. Lectins offer a way for molecules to stick together without getting the immune system involved, which can influence cell-cell interaction. Lectins are abundant in raw legumes…

Avocados The avocado has been part of the human diet for millennia. Nutritionists claim that it contains everything a human needs to survive. The fruit is native to Mexico and can be found in about 500 varieties. 160 liter water is needed to produce 1 kg of avocados (Sp: aguacates: meaning water testicles)  Alpha-linolenic acid…

The 80/20 rule or Pareto Principle There is a spiritual and scientific law, proven in life, business, and economics, that states that the great majority of results come from a small minority of causes or effort. Known as the “Pareto Principle,” it is also called the “80/20 Principle” because it reflects the fact that ≈80%…