Cultivation

🔊 air·OH·bik bak·TEER·ee·uh

Bacteria that require oxygen to live.

🔊 air·oh·PON·ik

A soilless growing method in which plants roots are suspended in the air and misted with nutrient solutions.

🔊 al·BY·no

A rare genetic mutation causing a lack of pigmentation, resulting in white or pale colored leaves and flowers in cannabis plants.

🔊 uh·MEND·ments

Additives mixed into a growing medium to enhance its nutrient content, structure, or water retention.

🔊 AY·pik·ul DOM·ih·nance

A plant growth trait where a main stem dominates and inhibits the growth of other areas.

🔊 ak·wuh·PON·ik

A growing method that combines hydroponics with raising fish or other aquatic animals.

🔊 aw·toh·flow·er

A type of cannabis plant that begins flowering automatically based on time and soil constraints rather than light cycle.

🔊 bak·kross

The process of breeding a crossbred variety with one of the parents used to create it.

🔊 by·oh·BER·den

The level of microbial contamination.

🔊 boh·TRY·tis

A fungal disease that can affect cannabis plants resulting in a gray webby mold inside of the nugs.

🔊 brakt

Small, teardrop shaped, modified leaves that make up the majority of the weight and substance of the cannabis flower.

🔊 brakt too leef RAY·shee·oh

The proportion of bracts to sugar leaves, used to determine yields vs ease of trimming.

🔊 bree·der kut

A specific plant selected by the breeder of a variety, often considered the prime example of that variety.

🔊 bud rot

The common name for Botrytis, a fungal disease that can affect Cannabis.

🔊 bee·eks

Abbreviation for Backcross, the process of breeding a crossbred variety with one of the parents used to create it.

🔊 KAY·liks

Part of the female reproductive system, located inside the bract. Cannabis has no true Calyx.

🔊 KAR·bun FIL·ter

A component that uses activated carbon to remove odors, impurities, and contaminants from the air.

🔊 KEE·layt

A compound formed when a metal ion bonds to an organic molecule, often used to deliver essential nutrients to plants more efficiently.

🔊 kee·LAY·shun

A chemical process in which a metal ion binds to an organic molecule making it more easily absorbed by plants or other organisms.

🔊 kluh·ROH·sis

Yellowing between the leaf veins in cannabis plants, a sign of nutrient deficiencies or other growing issues.

🔊 klohn

A genetically identical cutting taken from a mother plant that is rooted and grown into a new plant.

🔊 klohzd loop SIS·tem

An extraction system where solvents are safely contained and recovered throughout the entire process, minimizing waste and exposure.

🔊 KOH·koh

Short for Coco Coir, a natural growing medium made from coconut husks used in cannabis cultivation.

🔊 koh·koh kwahr

A natural growing medium derived from coconut husks, valued for its water retention and aeration in cannabis cultivation.