Jose Leme, PhD
@joselemephd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Cannabis Biology and Controlled Environment Agriculture
Wrapped up the final meeting of the year with my graduate student. All projects are aligned and ready for Spring 2026. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
LET'S GOOO!
LET'S GOOO!
December 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Wrapped up the final meeting of the year with my graduate student. All projects are aligned and ready for Spring 2026. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
LET'S GOOO!
LET'S GOOO!
Congratulations to our master’s student, Rita Bhandari, on successfully defending her thesis titled “Study of a Global Panel of Soybean Accessions for Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Using Association Mapping.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Congratulations to our master’s student, Rita Bhandari, on successfully defending her thesis titled “Study of a Global Panel of Soybean Accessions for Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Using Association Mapping.”
Rodrigo Raposo, a master’s degree student, presented updates on his thesis progress to the committee.
Great job! #thisissiu
Great job! #thisissiu
December 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Rodrigo Raposo, a master’s degree student, presented updates on his thesis progress to the committee.
Great job! #thisissiu
Great job! #thisissiu
🪴📊 Students in HORT 482 – Cannabis Practicum gained hands-on experience in cannabinoid and terpene analysis using the BUCHI NIR spectroscopic system and Valenveras software.
#cannabis #plantbiology #horticulture
#cannabis #plantbiology #horticulture
December 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🪴📊 Students in HORT 482 – Cannabis Practicum gained hands-on experience in cannabinoid and terpene analysis using the BUCHI NIR spectroscopic system and Valenveras software.
#cannabis #plantbiology #horticulture
#cannabis #plantbiology #horticulture
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
📕 This semester, the HORT-482 Cannabis Practicum featured a friendly competition: the student who cultivated the plant with the highest cannabinoid concentration would win a copy of Yield Science.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
📕 This semester, the HORT-482 Cannabis Practicum featured a friendly competition: the student who cultivated the plant with the highest cannabinoid concentration would win a copy of Yield Science.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
🔬 In Science, experiments fail, hypotheses crumble, and results surprise us. That’s the beauty of it. I believe the most valuable skill in Science isn’t brilliance, it’s persistence. And even more important: don’t let your ego stop you from continuing to fall and learn.
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🔬 In Science, experiments fail, hypotheses crumble, and results surprise us. That’s the beauty of it. I believe the most valuable skill in Science isn’t brilliance, it’s persistence. And even more important: don’t let your ego stop you from continuing to fall and learn.
🪴 Here are the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students showing off the semester's most precious outcome: the representative bud of each cannabis cultivar to be used in the cannabinoid analysis.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🪴 Here are the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students showing off the semester's most precious outcome: the representative bud of each cannabis cultivar to be used in the cannabinoid analysis.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
Our master’s student, Rodrigo, is presenting the potential outcomes of his research titled “Quantifying the Effects of Varying Levels of Pruning on Floral Biomass and Cannabinoid Content of Cannabis sativa L.”
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our master’s student, Rodrigo, is presenting the potential outcomes of his research titled “Quantifying the Effects of Varying Levels of Pruning on Floral Biomass and Cannabinoid Content of Cannabis sativa L.”
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
✂️🪴 Rodrigo, one of our Master’s students, welcomed the HORT 482 – Cannabis Practicum class to our CEA research lab, where he presented his experiment examining how different pruning levels influence cannabis growth and secondary metabolite concentrations.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
✂️🪴 Rodrigo, one of our Master’s students, welcomed the HORT 482 – Cannabis Practicum class to our CEA research lab, where he presented his experiment examining how different pruning levels influence cannabis growth and secondary metabolite concentrations.
#thisissiu
#thisissiu
🪴 Excited to be invited to speak at the 1st AVF Asia Forum - "Cultivating Value: The Future of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants in CEA."
🇮🇳 This event is organized by the Association for Vertical Farming in collaboration with Christ University in Bangalore, India.
#cea
🇮🇳 This event is organized by the Association for Vertical Farming in collaboration with Christ University in Bangalore, India.
#cea
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🪴 Excited to be invited to speak at the 1st AVF Asia Forum - "Cultivating Value: The Future of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants in CEA."
🇮🇳 This event is organized by the Association for Vertical Farming in collaboration with Christ University in Bangalore, India.
#cea
🇮🇳 This event is organized by the Association for Vertical Farming in collaboration with Christ University in Bangalore, India.
#cea
™️ Growing a Good Bud & A Great Brand: A Practical Conversation about Product Development and Collaboration
🪴 Last week, Cindy Kosydor was our guest lecturer for HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I learned a lot!
#cannabis
🪴 Last week, Cindy Kosydor was our guest lecturer for HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I learned a lot!
#cannabis
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
™️ Growing a Good Bud & A Great Brand: A Practical Conversation about Product Development and Collaboration
🪴 Last week, Cindy Kosydor was our guest lecturer for HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I learned a lot!
#cannabis
🪴 Last week, Cindy Kosydor was our guest lecturer for HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I learned a lot!
#cannabis
🇧🇷🪴 FINEP, a Brazilian federal agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has awarded a grant of approximately $3 million to advance technologies for the cannabidiol (CBD) production chain in Brazil. I’m thrilled to contribute to this groundbreaking project.
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🇧🇷🪴 FINEP, a Brazilian federal agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has awarded a grant of approximately $3 million to advance technologies for the cannabidiol (CBD) production chain in Brazil. I’m thrilled to contribute to this groundbreaking project.
⏰ Harvest time is here!
♾️ Today, the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students discussed their growing strategies, mistakes, and areas for improvement.
#cannabis #thisissiu
♾️ Today, the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students discussed their growing strategies, mistakes, and areas for improvement.
#cannabis #thisissiu
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
⏰ Harvest time is here!
♾️ Today, the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students discussed their growing strategies, mistakes, and areas for improvement.
#cannabis #thisissiu
♾️ Today, the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students discussed their growing strategies, mistakes, and areas for improvement.
#cannabis #thisissiu
🎙️🪴 Great conversation at the Cannabis Future Project! I was able to provide a quick overview of the research our lab is conducting and the cannabis cultivation educational programs being offered by SIU.
Here is the link for the show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xHv...
Here is the link for the show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xHv...
Cannabis Production: The Gateway to Plant Sciences and Horticulture
YouTube video by Future Cannabis Project
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🎙️🪴 Great conversation at the Cannabis Future Project! I was able to provide a quick overview of the research our lab is conducting and the cannabis cultivation educational programs being offered by SIU.
Here is the link for the show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xHv...
Here is the link for the show:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xHv...
Thanks a lot, NuEra, for providing our students with excellent learning opportunities and for creating an achievable career path. The students are very excited about the Summer Internship Program next year.
LET'S GOOO!
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
LET'S GOOO!
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thanks a lot, NuEra, for providing our students with excellent learning opportunities and for creating an achievable career path. The students are very excited about the Summer Internship Program next year.
LET'S GOOO!
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
LET'S GOOO!
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
🐟🪴 Our experiment comparing cannabis production under deep-water culture hydroponics (DWC) vs. closed-loop aquaponics is in progress... Winter Break will be busy down here!
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #aquaponics #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #aquaponics #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🐟🪴 Our experiment comparing cannabis production under deep-water culture hydroponics (DWC) vs. closed-loop aquaponics is in progress... Winter Break will be busy down here!
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #aquaponics #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #aquaponics #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
🚛🚂🪴 Freight Farms
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #plantstress #hydroponics #hydroponics #soillessmedia #soiless #verticalfarming #indoorfarm #indoorcultivation
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #plantstress #hydroponics #hydroponics #soillessmedia #soiless #verticalfarming #indoorfarm #indoorcultivation
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🔁 The HORT 450 - Controlled Environment Agriculture and HORT 410 - Urban Horticulture students visited the Freight Farms unit installed at University City High School in St. Louis.
🪴 🍕 They learned the ins and outs of operating a fully automated container farm and got some free pizza.
#thisissiu
🪴 🍕 They learned the ins and outs of operating a fully automated container farm and got some free pizza.
#thisissiu
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🔁 The HORT 450 - Controlled Environment Agriculture and HORT 410 - Urban Horticulture students visited the Freight Farms unit installed at University City High School in St. Louis.
🪴 🍕 They learned the ins and outs of operating a fully automated container farm and got some free pizza.
#thisissiu
🪴 🍕 They learned the ins and outs of operating a fully automated container farm and got some free pizza.
#thisissiu
🤝🧫🧪🌱 Thank you, @plantcelltech.bsky.social! I'm a big fan of what you guys are doing to advance tissue culture and plant propagation procedures. Looking forward to continuing our collaboration.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🤝🧫🧪🌱 Thank you, @plantcelltech.bsky.social! I'm a big fan of what you guys are doing to advance tissue culture and plant propagation procedures. Looking forward to continuing our collaboration.
So great to have our former student, Jacob Olcott, visiting the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum lecture and sharing his experiences in the cannabis industry.
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So great to have our former student, Jacob Olcott, visiting the HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum lecture and sharing his experiences in the cannabis industry.
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu
👀 📖 Our paper covering the impacts of chemical masculinization on pollen viability and feminized seed production in cannabis is featured among the "highly accessed articles" in the Horticulturae Journal.
➡️ Here is the link for the full article:
www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11...
➡️ Here is the link for the full article:
www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11...
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
👀 📖 Our paper covering the impacts of chemical masculinization on pollen viability and feminized seed production in cannabis is featured among the "highly accessed articles" in the Horticulturae Journal.
➡️ Here is the link for the full article:
www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11...
➡️ Here is the link for the full article:
www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11...
🌲✂️ Croptober is officially over! Southern Belle from Hemp Mine being tested under different stress conditions and biostimulant treatments.
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag #agriculture #plantstress
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag #agriculture #plantstress
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🌲✂️ Croptober is officially over! Southern Belle from Hemp Mine being tested under different stress conditions and biostimulant treatments.
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag #agriculture #plantstress
#cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag #agriculture #plantstress
🤓 Excited to be invited to participate as a speaker at the SUNY Cannabis Conference for one more year!
🪴 This event will take place on January 12–13, 2025, in Niagara Falls.
➡️ Here is the link for more information:
sunyniagara.edu/cannabisconf...
🪴 This event will take place on January 12–13, 2025, in Niagara Falls.
➡️ Here is the link for more information:
sunyniagara.edu/cannabisconf...
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🤓 Excited to be invited to participate as a speaker at the SUNY Cannabis Conference for one more year!
🪴 This event will take place on January 12–13, 2025, in Niagara Falls.
➡️ Here is the link for more information:
sunyniagara.edu/cannabisconf...
🪴 This event will take place on January 12–13, 2025, in Niagara Falls.
➡️ Here is the link for more information:
sunyniagara.edu/cannabisconf...
🌱 HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students learning some cloning procedures at the SIU Horticulture Research Center.
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🌱 HORT 482 - Cannabis Practicum students learning some cloning procedures at the SIU Horticulture Research Center.
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag
#controlledenvironmentagriculture #cea #controlledenvironmentag #cannabis #horticulture #plantsciences #siuc #thisissiu #southernillinoisuniversity #science #plantbiology #ag