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Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Episode 134: Cannabis Viruses and Viroids with Dr. Tassa Saldi

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7716 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Viruses and Viroids have become more of an issue in cannabis in recent years. In this episode we talk about best practices, testing options, and the economic impact of these pathogens.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Cannabis Cautilance Podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of KISSorganics.

0:23.5

This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective

0:27.7

and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.

0:32.8

Now before getting into the podcast, I wanted to let listeners know of a couple of things.

0:37.9

First off, we just released a new Bloom Booster that we've been formulating and testing

0:41.7

for the past two years.

0:43.7

It's now available on our website and it is the cleanest organic Bloom Booster on the market.

0:48.6

I'm really excited about it.

0:50.5

And secondly, I want to let folks know that we have some new content on YouTube, including

0:54.9

recordings of some recent talks I've given this year at conferences around the world,

0:58.9

with one highlighting some of the content from six years of these podcasts.

1:04.1

My guest this week is Dr. Tassas Saldi.

1:07.6

Dr. Saldi is a molecular biologist with more than 25 years of research experience in RNA biology,

1:13.6

infectious disease, and molecular pathogen detection. Dr. Saldi graduated summa cum laude with a degree in molecular biology.

1:20.6

She completed her graduate in postdoctoral studies at the University of Colorado, where she studied RNA structure, small

1:28.3

RNAs, and RNA processing. She was awarded a prestigious fellowship from the American Cancer Society

1:33.9

and was one of 18 doctoral fellows nationwide invited to present a research at the Aspen Cancer

1:39.0

Conference. Dr. Salty is authored more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in top-tier journals,

1:44.7

as the chief science officer and co-founder of Tumi Genomics, Dr. Salty continues to use their

1:50.2

expertise to provide the cannabis industry with reliable, accurate diagnostic tools and

1:54.6

pathogen mitigation guidance. Now on to the show.

1:59.8

Hi, Tassah. Thanks for coming on the show today.

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