Use of ABA/methyl jasmonate/sugar to increase terpene and cannabinoid production in Cannabis Sativa
The invention involves the use of a combination of s-abscisic acid (S-ABA), methyl jasmonate (MJ), glucose, sucrose and fructose to raise the level of cannabinoids and terpenes (flavor and scent molecules) in the Cannabis Sativa plant.
1. A method of increasing the level of cannabinoids and terpenes or flavor and scent molecules in a Cannabis Sativa plant comprising applying a combination of s-abscisic acid, methyl jasmonate, glucose, sucrose and fructose to the roots or as a foliar spray to leaves or flowers of the plant.
2. A method of claim 1 wherein the combination is applied at the seedling, vegetative or flowering growth stage of the cannabis sativa plant.
3. A method of claim 1 wherein the abscisic acid, methyl jasmonate, glucose, sucrose and fructose are derived from plant based extracts or synthetic sources.
4. A method of increasing drought tolerance, fungi and bacteria inoculation rates and the level of cannabinoids and terpenes or flavor and scent molecules in the Cannabis Sativa plant comprises applying a combination of 20-200 mg s-abscisic acid, 1-5 mg methyl jasmonate, glucose, sucrose and fructose per liter of water to the roots of the plant or as a foliar spray to the leaves of the plant at vegetative stage of the growth.
5. A method of increasing the level of cannabinoids and terpenes or flavor and scent molecules in the Cannabis Sativa plant comprising applying a combination of 20-200 mg s-abscisic acid, 1-100 mg methyl jasmonate, glucose, sucrose and fructose per liter of water to the roots of the plant or as a foliar spray to leaves and flowers of the plant.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the abscisic acid, methyl jasmonate, glucose, sucrose and fructose are derived from plant based extracts.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein the foliar spray is applied once the daytime photoperiod has ended.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein the foliar or a root spray of the combination is applied during the flowering productive phase of the Cannabis Sativa plant.
9. The method of claim 5 wherein the foliar or a root spray of the combination is applied during the vegetative phase of the Cannabis Sativa plant.
10. The method of claim 3 or 6 wherein the plant based extracts are derived from a group of birch, maple, walnut, jasmine or yucca trees.