Cannabis Viruses & Viroids

Viruses & Viroids
As the global cannabis industry evolves and matures, risks associated with cannabis pathogens in cultivation systems are accelerating at an alarming speed. Numerous viruses and viroids are rapidly making their way into grow sites, and both seed and clone-based operations are facing major challenges. Managing virus and viroid risks should be of great concern to any cannabis grower. in contrast to insect, fungi, and bacterial pathogens, viruses and viroids can not be controlled with agricultural pesticides. The only solution is prevention.
Our Expert Panel for this event will include:
• Dr. Oliver Corea | Director of Applied Genomics @ Segra International
• Dr. John Brunstein | Scientific Advisory Board Member @ Segra International
• Dr. Sma Zobayed | Chief Tissue Culture Officer @ Segra International
• Dr. Joseph Ramahi | Cannabis Scientist and Cannabis Business Consultant
0:00 Start
3:23 Panelist Introductions
7:30 Presentation - Cannabis Viruses and Viroids
8:15 Presentation - Why are Viruses and Viroids a Concern?
9:23 Presentation - Viruses/Viroids Infecting Cannabis & Hemp
11:06 Presentation - Economic Impact on the Cannabis Industry
13:53 Presentation - How to Prevent Infection?
16:14 Presentation - Testing for Viruses and Viroids
19:11 Presentation - Remediation
21:03 Presentation - Conclusion
22:18 Q&A - What are the top viruses/viroids? What is causing the most damage?
27:34 Q&A - How to pick apart asymptomatic infections vs abiotic stress or other phenotypes?
34:30 Q&A - Are there any geographic regions where Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) is absent? Are there emerging viruses/viroids that are isolated to a geographic area?
36:00 Q&A - Preventing Infection - What is the best way to interpret a positive test result?
40:35 Q&A - The approach to prevention
46:51 Q&A - Pathogen/Virus Indexing
48:43 Q&A - Detection and Testing Methodologies
57:27 Q&A - Co-Infection with other pathogens/viruses/viroids?
1:04:14 Q&A - Can Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) be transmitted through seed?
1:05:20 Q&A - What's known about how Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) infects and causes disease?
1:09:50 Q&A - Why do stress events cause Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) to spread throughout the plants?
1:13:32 Conclusion & Closing Commentary

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This is the third time I've watched this video. I want to know whatever is the bleeding edge of mitigation techniques. I'm getting ready to send out my first four lab tests today...