Using Supplemental Sugar for Cannabis Production
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Foliar Sugar Treatments
Sugar and Lady Beetles
Lady beetles consuming sugar increased the survival rate of the females and resulted in increased egg production as compared to beetles who were not provided sugar in their diets
The researchers suggested sugar-feeding is very important for lady beetle populations and a possible way to help maintain beneficial species in agroecosystems.
Lady beetles stayed 20-30% longer in plots where sugar-water was applied than in untreated plots. In the first four to six hours after spraying a sugar solution, lady beetles in the sugar-treated plots rose by a factor of 10-20.
Plant Defense Signaling and Sugar in Rice
Sugar application to the root system resulted in over-expression of genes which induce defense mechanisms within the plant.
Spraying a sugar solution to plants via foliar and soil drench resulted in half the disease pressure as that in the control plants one week later.
Fifteen days later, control plants exhibited severe disease compared to the sugar-treated plants, suggesting foliar application of sugar prior to an attack by a plant pathogen could signal plant defense responses resulting in increased plant resistance to the pathogen.
The researchers noted that all the plants were at the four-leaf stage during this research and were curious if the induced resistance would continue in the plants as they matured.
So Why Not Apply to Cannabis?
Research has shown no statistical difference among sugar sources when applied to corn or soybeans with no statistical yield increases.
Numerous research studies have documented the increase of beneficial insects in fields and plots treated with a sugar-water solution, suggesting application of this solution as a biocontrol method for reducing pest populations.
While there is yet much research to be done, sugar does play an important role in inducing plant defense responses and recent studies have shown reduced disease levels in rice after application of sugar prior to pathogen infection.
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