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CannMed Coffee TalkInside the Cannabis Microbiome with Zamir Punja, PhDZamir Punja, PhD is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and management of plant diseases on vegetable and horticultural crops, and the applications of plant biotechnology for disease management. Since 2018, his work has shifted to researching cannabis, where his group has described a range of previously unreported pathogens affecting the crop and has evaluated various methods for disease management.
At CannMed 25, Zamir will present his team’s latest work investigating the microbiome of cannabis and hemp plants. Using Next-Generation Sequencing and microscopy, his team identified diverse fu...
2025-04-3039 min
microTalkWeed My Lips: Cannabis Viroids with Dr. Zamir PunjaViroids are some of the most unusual biological infectious agents because they consist of only very small circular RNA molecules. They are too small to encode proteins, yet they are resilient and cause disease in a variety of agriculturally important plants, including cannabis, the sixth largest cash crop in the U.S. Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Frasier University, whose laboratory studies the cannabis viroid, which he refers to as the “COVID of cannabis”. Dr. Punja describes how viroids only infect plants, how a viroid stunts the growth and potency of cannab...
2025-01-2449 min
Noid KnowledgeEp 21 Part III: Bridging Science and Community in Cannabis with Dr. Allison Justice & Dr. Riley KirkThe final part of this episode with guest speakers Dr. Allison Justice and Dr. Riley Kirk begins with a discussion on hemp and sustainability, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) art, and the importance of inclusivity and diversity in the cannabis industry. Additionally, they discuss challenges in studying cannabis use during pregnancy and the need for a more transparent system for open access research. Finally, Drs. Justice and Riley share their top three reading recommendations for the audience.
Allison Justice SEM Art
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Allison Justice Recommendations:
1) Integrated Management of Pathogens and Microbes in Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabis) under...
2024-08-0127 min
CannMed Coffee TalkManaging Total Yeast and Mold with Zamir Punja, PhDZamir Punja, PhD is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and management of plant diseases on vegetable and horticultural crops, and the applications of plant biotechnology for disease management. Since 2018, his work has shifted to researching cannabis, where his group has described a range of previously unreported pathogens affecting the crop and has evaluated various methods for disease management.
His team just published the results of a 3-year study that identified several factors related to growing, drying, and trimming cannabis that have a direct effect on...
2023-08-0249 min
CannMed Coffee TalkPreventing and Eliminating Hop Latent Viroid from Cannabis with Zamir Punja, PhDVIDEO VERSION AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Canada. His research interests include the etiology and management of plant diseases on vegetable and horticultural crops, and the applications of plant biotechnology for disease management. Since 2018, his work has shifted to researching cannabis, where his group has described a range of previously unreported pathogens affecting the crop and has evaluated various methods for disease management.
Zamir’s latest research has been focused on a pathogen that is spreading throughout cannabis cultivation facilities worldwide, Hop Latent Vi...
2023-07-1954 min
Resinate Radio034 - Canna Book Club - Dr. Zamir Punja Discusses Pathogens Infecting Cannabis (PART TWO)Welcome to Canna Book Club. Recorded and Released by Resinate Cannabis Inc in Canada. This is a recorded discussion/series released through the Resinate Radio podcast found on ALL major platforms.
In the second part of a special two-part release, we discuss the paper "The bud rot pathogens infecting cannabis (Cannabis sativa L., marijuana) inflorescences: symptomology, species identification, pathogenicity and biological control"
Follow along with us here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07060661.2021.1936650
Meet our Panelists:
Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, with expertise in plant pathogens, tissue c...
2023-01-0158 min
Resinate Radio033 - Canna Book Club - Dr. Zamir Punja Explains Bud Rot Pathogens Infecting Cannabis (PART ONE)Welcome to Canna Book Club. Recorded and Released by Resinate Cannabis Inc in Canada. This is a recorded discussion/series released through the Resinate Radio podcast found on ALL major platforms.
In the first part of a special two-part release, we introduce the paper "The bud rot pathogens infecting cannabis (Cannabis sativa L., marijuana) inflorescences: symptomology, species identification, pathogenicity and biological control"
Follow along with us here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07060661.2021.1936650
Meet our Panelists:
Dr. Zamir Punja is a Professor of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology at Simon Fraser University i...
2022-12-1539 min
CannMed Coffee TalkPathogens Affecting Cannabis Plants with Zamir Punja, PhDThis episode’s guest is plant pathology expert Zamir Punja, PhD of Simon Fraser University’s Department of Biological Sciences. Zamir’s research investigates the causes and management of plant diseases on cannabis, including fusarium, penicillium, powdery mildew, botrytis, as well as new and emerging plant pathogens. His CannMed 2018 presentation featured several amazing images Zamir’s team captured using an electron microscope. The image of powdery mildew mycelia wrapped around a cannabis trichome is one I won’t soon forget. Beside to check out the link to that video below.
In addition to his work on plant diseases, Zam...
2020-09-0200 min