Downs David - Marijuana Harvest: How to Maximize Quality and Yield in Your Cannabis Garden

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BOOKS

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Rosenthal, Ed, and David Downs. Beyond Buds . Piedmont, CA: Quick American, 2014.

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Thomas, Brian F., and Mahmoud A. ElSohly. The Analytical Chemistry of Cannabis: Quality Assessment, Assurance, and Regulation of Medicinal Marijuana and Cannabinoid Preparations . Amsterdam: Elsevier/RTI International, 2015.

Yang, Chin S., and Patricia A. Heinsohn. Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms . Hoboken: Wiley Interscience, 2007.

PAPERS

Bertoli, Alessandra, Sabrina Tozzi, Luisa Pistelli, and Luciana G. Angelini. Fibre Hemp Inflorescences: From Crop-residues to Essential Oil Production. Industrial Crops and Products 32, no. 3 (2010): 329-37. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.05.012.

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Clarke, RC. Cannabis Botany.

Cohen, Matt, and Jeremy Ziskind. Preventing Artificial Adulterants and Natural Contaminants in Cannabis Production: Best Practices. BOTEC Analysis Corporation , 2013.

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Daley, Paul, David Lampach, and Savino Sguerra. Testing Cannabis for Contaminants. BOTEC Analysis Corporation , 2013.

ElSohly, Mahmoud A. Allard Et Al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. Expert Report , 2014.

ElSohly, Mahmoud A., and Desmond Slade. Chemical Constituents of Marijuana: The Complex Mixture of Natural Cannabinoids. Life Sciences 78, no. 5 (2005): 539-48. doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2005.09.011.

ElSohly, Mahmoud. CBN and Delta -9-THC Concentration Ratio as an Indicator for the Age of Stored Marijuana Samples. Bull Narcotics , 1997.

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Jaekel, Ulrike. Microbial Degradation of Chlorophyll. Microbrial Diversity , 2010.

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Lattab, Nadia, Safaa Kalai, Maurice Bensoussan, and Philippe Dantigny. Effect of Storage Conditions (relative Humidity, Duration, and Temperature) on the Germination Time of Aspergillus Carbonarius and Penicillium Chrysogenum. International Journal of Food Microbiology 160, no. 1 (2012): 80-84. doi:10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.09.020.

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McPartland, John M., and Ethan B. Russo. Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts. Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics 1, no. 3-4 (2001): 103-32. doi:10.1300/j175v01n03_08.

Microbiological Testing of Fresh Produce. United Fresh Produce Association Food Safety & Technology Council , 2014. http://www.unitedfresh.org/content/uploads/2014/07/FST_MicroWhite-Paper.pdf.

Munjal, Manish, Mahmoud A. Elsohly, and Michael A. Repka. Polymeric Systems for Amorphous 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Produced by a Hot-melt Method. Part II: Effect of Oxidation Mechnisms and Chemical Interactions on Stability. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 95, no. 11 (2006): 2473-485. doi:10.1002/jps.20711.

OHare, Michael, Daniel L. Sanchez, and Peter Alstone. Environmental Risks and Opportunities in Cannabis Cultivation. BOTEC Analysis Corporation , 2013.

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Potter. The Propagation, Characterization, and Optimisation of Cannabis Sativa L as a Phytopharmaceutical. Department of Pharmaceutical Science Research Kings College London , 2009.

Pratiwi, C. The Effect of Temperature and Relative Humidity for Aspergillus Flavus BIO 2237 Growth and Aflatoxin Production on Soybeans. International Food Research Journal , 2014.

Ross, S. A., and M. A. Elsohly. CBN and D9-THC Concentration Ratio as an Indicator of the Age of Stored Marijuana Samples. UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics. 1997. https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/bulletin/bulletin_1997-01-01_1_page008.html.