Aurora Auto-Flowering Research Set To Transform Cannabis Cultivation In High-Latitude Regions

Canadian medical cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ:ACB) (TSX:ACB) is innovating its operations via research in auto-flowering technology.

The company said the innovative work provides foundational insight into the flowering mechanism in cannabis. The research would support future breeding strategies. It also could be utilized to advance outdoor cannabis cultivation in high-latitude regions, such as Canada.

Aurora has received a US Patent 12,002,546, “Methods of Determining Sensitivity to Photoperiod in Cannabis”, allowing for its breeding program to identify and select for the auto-flowering trait.

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