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Phylos understands the importance of identifying trustworthy processing partners to purchase biomass from growers. Without an understanding of what to look for, it can feel a bit unclear on how...

An introduction to hemp and a brief overview of the current hemp market outlook. 

Growers have long speculated the reason for “duds” seen across clonal varieties of cannabis. A first discovery of Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) in cannabis has finally offered some answers to...

Host Eric Hurlock and Mowgli Holmes discuss plant breeding, cannabis genetics, why sustainable agriculture is important not just for hemp production but farming in general, and more.

A technical resource for researchers interested in analyzing Phylos’s publicly available cannabis genotype data.

The newest version of our Genotype Report is easier to use and is now mobile friendly.

Creating clarity in the supply chain amid evolving regulatory environments

One of the things that brought me to Phylos is our commitment to providing as much open data as possible. Phylos is a next-generation agricultural science company focusing on Cannabis...

Learn about our new plant breeding program, coming spring 2019.

Introducing a new tool for hemp seed producers and farmers.

In our last post, we talked about how we build up the container images needed to develop and run our Laravel app locally, with all the same dependencies across each...

Over the last few years, Phylos has built up a significant part of its web services using the Laravel PHP framework. Adjunct to this great framework is a service called...

How two businesses are increasing production space, boosting genetic diversity, and saving resources with the Plant Sex Test.

Cultivation is legalized, marking new opportunities for the versatile wonder crop.

Genetic data from over 1,300 cannabis varieties is now available for public access.

How prohibition-era “Krippy” rose from Florida to fame.

We can thank the unsung heroes of the cannabis world—the breeders—for the wild diversity of cannabis varieties we see today.

The word “evolution” has become ubiquitous and is now synonymous with adaptation and improvement.

Though cannabis may all be classified as Cannabis sativa, which we discussed in part one, there are still lots of ways to talk about the genetic variation within the species from a...

The weed world these days is filled with a wide variety of delicious, yummy-smelling, sticky, and often medicinal buds.

For Wonderland, the Phylos Genotype Test fits right into their attitude of openness, transparency, accuracy, and quality.

Even more diverse than modern cannabis varieties are the stories behind them.

This Oregon-based craft cannabis business is investing in energy efficiency for a brighter future.

We caught up with Sol Kahn of Hawaiian Seed Company to hear the story behind their seeds. Here is what he had to say.

As the temperatures cool, days shorten, buds swell, and clouds return, so do many dreaded foes, including powdery mildew.

We just released a new version of the Phylos Galaxy that includes two significant updates: Clone Groups and Variety Panels.

Research on the plant kingdom leads to changes in how we understand and grow cannabis.

Today, most commercially available cannabis is grown from clones rather than seeds.

Nearly ten thousand years ago, when humans were just learning to save and re-plant seeds, some tribes in Central Asia started taking care of the plant that would turn out...