From deficiency to toxicity: Magnesium increases cannabinoid and terpene production in cannabis plants
Dalit Morad, Nirit Bernstein · 2025
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Dalit Morad and Nirit Bernstein test magnesium feeding levels in medical cannabis plants in a 2025 study. The plant's healing compounds, cannabinoids and terpenes, peak in unfertilized flower clusters. Magnesium feeds key enzymes on the paths that build both compound families, yet its dosing was unstudied.
Plants grew under five magnesium levels, from near zero to very high. Low supply, up to twenty parts per million, stunted both plant function and compound output. The sweet spot sat at thirty-five parts per million, where growth and chemistry both peaked. Heavy supply cut flower weight by about an eighth but left compound production unharmed. The authors give growers thresholds for deficiency, the best range, and toxicity.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Dalit Morad, Nirit Bernstein |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |