Stress That Occurs in Cannabis Plants (cultivation) Part II

Stress due to irregular light cycles

Cannabis plants need at least more than 18 hours of lighting for optimal growth in the vegetative period for indoor growers, consistency in lighting here is very important so that timers for lighting settings are very important to keep the light consistent and in accordance with the cycle.

besides that the conditions in which dark times must be really in dark conditions, meaning that there should not be any light because plants are very sensitive to light, in other words, if there is still light entering the dark period in the lighting cycle plants will still do photosynthesis, lighting with the 12/12 cycle is carried out only when the plant has entered a period of flowering. irregularities in the administration of light can result in plants becoming hermaphrodite or having multiple genitalia. namely showing signs such as male plant species even though it is a female plant.

besides, that lighting stress can be caused by the transfer of plants from indoor lighting to outdoor lighting. plants that have not entered the end of the vegetative cycle and are forced to flower by giving a 12/12 cycle are more likely to experience stress especially if the plants previously used a full 24 hour cycle lighting is transferred into the 12/12 cycle or given to outdoor lighting, plants will be more susceptible to stress, plants must experience a period of adaptation to light first before being transferred to different lighting cycles or moved out of the room.

Stress due to damage to plant tissue

Cannabis plants are easily stressed and can cause dead plants because parts of the plant are damaged, damage can be caused by physical disturbances from outside such as broken or due to cutting off parts of plants carried out by farmers, usually farmers cut the plants because they reduce the yield of branches so that the main branch of the plant is cut, because the plant has a wound, the nutrients used to grow automatically will be used to restore the wound so that the plant growth will slow down a little.

other than that damage due to pests that attack the stem of the plant can cause disrupted growth.

Stress Due to root damage.

For outdoor farmers this problem is often faced, namely root health problems, soil conditions often we can not guess that worms or other pests that can damage the roots of cannabis plants are the main cause of damage to these roots.

for indoor cultivators, it is very important to note that light can damage and injure the roots, so it is very important to protect and give the condition of the roots so that they do not get exposed to light.

Stress due to environmental conditions

The environmental conditions in which marijuana plants live greatly affect how these plants grow, conditions that are too hot with the flow of air that does not flow can cause plants to experience stress and slow growth and even cause death in cannabis plants.

likewise, if the living conditions of cannabis plants are too cold and do not support the roots to develop, the plants will experience slow growth. This is often experienced by farmers who move plants from indoors to outdoors.