Applied Cannabis Cultivation Research Laboratory (LIACC)
The Applied Cannabis Cultivation Research Laboratory (LIACC) at the Center for Renewable Natural Resources in the Semi-Arid Zone CERZOS (UNS/CONICET) is dedicated to applied research in the emerging medicinal cannabis industry. It addresses the current needs of various industry stakeholders to validate tools, methodologies, inputs, and protocols specific to different cannabis production scales.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
- Agronomic performance evaluations for imported/registered varieties in indoor/greenhouse/outdoor settings. Response to different environmental and management conditions.
- Morphological and chemotypic characterization of genotypes and variety registration.
- Germplasm conservation.
- Evaluation of inputs and equipment: lighting, containers, substrates, fertilizers, phytosanitary products, biostimulants, and other products and technologies applicable to cannabis production in indoor/greenhouse/outdoor systems.
- Evaluation of projects, cultivation protocols, application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
- Harvest scoring. Macro and microscopic analysis of inflorescences, detection of quality defects (insects, poor preservation, humidity, fungi, color, over-fertilization). Organoleptic analysis. Linked with cannabinoid/terpene quantification analysis, heavy metals, pesticide presence.
- Production of inflorescences to meet the needs of other research projects that do not include cultivation.
- Multiplication/pollination service. Production of pollen for the production of feminized seeds.
- Training
- Genetic improvement, molecular analysis, genotyping.