Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast · Tad Hussey

Episode 151: Light, Spectrum, and Plant Signals — A Practical Guide with Dr. David Hawley part 1

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Cannabis can handle triple the light of tomato—understanding this changes everything.

A cannabis cultivation science podcast features Dr. David Hawley, principal scientist at Fluence lighting company, who explains how light intensity drives yield following the 1% more light equals 1% more yield principle—up to cannabis's high photosynthetic saturation ceiling of 2100 micromoles. They discuss how higher light intensity requires optimized environmental controls, the Olympic athlete analogy for stressed plants, and practical solutions like distributed lighting to prevent morphological issues while maximizing commercial yield.

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