Hemp goes ‘hot’ due to genetics, not environmental stress
Cornell University
Contrary to claims that environmental or biological stresses cause an increase in THC production in hemp, a new Cornell University study finds no evidence that stress on hemp plants increases THC concentrations or ratios of CBD to THC.
Growing hemp for CBD (cannabidiol) is a burgeoning industry, but when hemp contains more than the legal limit of THC, the plants can test “hot.” State and federal regulations classify hemp as containing 0.3% or less THC; when plants exceed that amount, farmers can lose their entire crop.
“One of our goals in our research and in fulfilling our extension mission is to reduce the risks to growers as much as possible,” said Larry Smart, senior author of the study and professor in the horticulture section of the School of Integrative Plant Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “With this research, growers should feel some comfort that stresses
Countless batches of Covid vaccine at risk of being thrown away in low income countries Capacity absorption - the ability to distribute available jabs - needs to more than double to match the expected surge in supply
4 August 2021 • 9:27am
The international community is not currently living up to promises to vaccinate the world”
Credit: AP Photo/Brian Inganga
“Countless batches” of coronavirus vaccine will go to waste in lower income countries every month without a concerted effort to tackle gaps in the rollout readiness, according to the Global Health Security Consortium (GHSC).
In a report published on Wednesday, the group warned that “capacity absorption” - the infrastructure needed to use doses once deliveries arrive - will be a growing challenge in the coming months, with the potential to scupper efforts to vaccinate the world.
DZ BANK- Intakter Aufwärtstrend vor neuem Trendschub » Zurückeroberung des GD 50 im Fokus Am Dienstag ist der deutsche Leitindex aufgrund von wiederaufkeimenden Sorgen wegen der Ausbreitung der Delta-Variante des Coronavirus sowie konjunktureller Sorgen mit einem Gap Down um -0,1% schwächer in den Tag gestartet. Nach temporären Anschlussverkäufen bis unter das Vortagestief gelang dann allerdings eine kraftvolle Erholungsbewegung. Wichtige Impulse hierfür kamen aus den USA, wo der Auftragseingang im Juni im Vergleich zum Vormonat mit +1,5% stärker als die prognostizierten +1,0% gestiegen ist. Infolgedessen konnte sich der Dax bis zum Handelsende in den Bereich des bei 15.563 Punkten verlaufenden GD 20 erholen. Heute dürften diese bullishen Tendenzen durch die Zurückeroberung des bei 15.586 Punkten (Widerstand 1) verlaufenden GD 50 ausgebaut werden. Sobald
In the Borneo canopy, life thrives in surprising ways, camera-trap study shows
by Carolyn Cowan on 4 August 2021
The first systematic camera-trapping survey of arboreal mammals in Southeast Asia reveals a diverse and distinct community; the researchers also recorded evidence of new behaviors and the first ever photograph of a rare flying rodent.
The team collected more than 8,000 photographs, cataloging 57 species in total, 30 of which were detected exclusively on ground cameras and 18 exclusively in the canopy.
Since few past studies have targeted arboreal mammals, scientists do not know how human disturbances such as logging may affect them.
The results demonstrate that surveying in the forest canopy is “crucial to our understanding of rainforest mammal communities,” say the study authors.