OldSSSCGuy
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About 30 years ago a friend attended an HSA convention and went on a side trip to (what I remember as) the NASA Ames Research Center. During the tour the guide was asked what they did to "sterlize" plants before sending them into space. The aim being to kill any insects or pathogens on a plant. As I remember he was told that they put them in a chamber filled with nitrogen gas. That bubble stuck in my brain and for some reason popped into mind today.
Would it be feasible to 'purify' a cannabis cutting of potential insects and/or pathogens by using a small chamber and filling it with consumer-available nitrogen gas? If yes - how long would you leave a small, rooted cutting in a 99.9% concentration? Any plant harm or inhibition?
Just curious is all. I hear about people purchasing cuttings only to find they are infected or infested, thought this might be a solution?
Would it be feasible to 'purify' a cannabis cutting of potential insects and/or pathogens by using a small chamber and filling it with consumer-available nitrogen gas? If yes - how long would you leave a small, rooted cutting in a 99.9% concentration? Any plant harm or inhibition?
Just curious is all. I hear about people purchasing cuttings only to find they are infected or infested, thought this might be a solution?