{"id":577,"date":"2025-09-23T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exka.com\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:43:25","slug":"science-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exka.com\/en\/the-magic-of-science\/science-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"exka-banner\" id=\"exka-banner-container-block_5eca8b87bb7251b074a53df753f44e03\">\n  <div class=\"exka-banner-container\" style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CCS03461-scaled.jpg&#039;);background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;\">\n    \n    <span class=\"exka-banner-container__overlay\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\"><\/span>\n\n    <!-- Existing content\/CTA wrapper (unchanged) -->\n    <div class=\"exka-banner-container__inner\">\n      <div class=\"exka-banner-container__content wysiwyg-lg\"  style=\"text-align: center; color: #FFFFFF;\">\n        <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">From breakthroughs in cannabis genetics to innovative extraction methods, our content provides insights into the research, technology, and expertise that drive our high-quality products.<\/span><\/h1>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#585558\" class=\"has-inline-color\">THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE &#8211; SCIENCE ARTICLES<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"exka-buckets-block size-original\">\n  <div class=\"exka-buckets\"\n       style=\"\n         --bucket-media-ratio:16\/9;\n         --bucket-lines:5;\n                \">\n\n          <article class=\"exka-bucket\" aria-labelledby=\"exka-bucket-title-1\">\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__media\">\n                      <img\n              src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/future-of-exka.jpg\"\n              alt=\"Research on horticulture and medical cannabis production for EXKA Inc.\"\n              loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" >\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__panel\" style=\"padding:18px 22px;background-color:#585558;background-image:url(https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-web-1-scaled.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n                      <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff\" id=\"exka-bucket-title-1\" class=\"exka-bucket__title\">\n              Research on horticulture and medical cannabis production for EXKA Inc.            <\/h3>\n          \n          <p style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"exka-bucket__text\">Professors M. Lefsrud, V. Raghavan and V. Orsat, Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University.Our first project involves horticultural research and cannabis production, in collaboration with McGill University professor.<\/p>\n\n          <p class=\"exka-bucket__cta\">\n                          <a class=\"exka-bucket__button\"\n                 href=\"\/research-on-horticulture-and-medical-cannabis-production-for-exka-inc\/\"\n                 aria-label=\"READ MORE \u2013 Research on horticulture and medical cannabis production for EXKA Inc.\"\n                                  style=\"\n                   --btn-bg:#009eff;                   --btn-color:#ffffff;                   --btn-hover-bg:#333333;                   --btn-hover-color:#ffffff;                   border-radius:8px;                                    \">\n                READ MORE              <\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n          <article class=\"exka-bucket\" aria-labelledby=\"exka-bucket-title-2\">\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__media\">\n                      <img\n              src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Capture-decran-2025-09-23-175739.png\"\n              alt=\"Breeding for powdery mildew resistance in Cannabis sativa: Strategies for improving resistance.\"\n              loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" >\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__panel\" style=\"padding:18px 22px;background-color:#585558;background-image:url(https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-web-1-scaled.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n                      <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff\" id=\"exka-bucket-title-2\" class=\"exka-bucket__title\">\n              Breeding for powdery mildew resistance in Cannabis sativa: Strategies for improving resistance.            <\/h3>\n          \n          <p style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"exka-bucket__text\">Professor S. Jabaji, Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University.Our second project focuses on plant breeding for resistance to powdery mildew in cannabis, in collaboration with McGill University professor Suha Jabaji. A&#8230;<\/p>\n\n          <p class=\"exka-bucket__cta\">\n                          <a class=\"exka-bucket__button\"\n                 href=\"\/breeding-for-powdery-mildew-resistance-in-cannabis-sativa-strategies-for-improving-resistance\"\n                 aria-label=\"READ MORE \u2013 Breeding for powdery mildew resistance in Cannabis sativa: Strategies for improving resistance.\"\n                                  style=\"\n                   --btn-bg:#009eff;                   --btn-color:#ffffff;                   --btn-hover-bg:#333333;                   --btn-hover-color:#ffffff;                   border-radius:8px;                                    \">\n                READ MORE              <\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n          <article class=\"exka-bucket\" aria-labelledby=\"exka-bucket-title-3\">\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__media\">\n                      <img\n              src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-processing.jpg\"\n              alt=\"Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review\"\n              loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" >\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__panel\" style=\"padding:18px 22px;background-color:#585558;background-image:url(https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-web-1-scaled.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n                      <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff\" id=\"exka-bucket-title-3\" class=\"exka-bucket__title\">\n              Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review            <\/h3>\n          \n          <p style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"exka-bucket__text\">Differences in cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plant chemistry between strains are influenced by genetics, plant growth and development, and environmental conditions such as abiotic and biotic stress.The resulting secondary metabolite profiles are further&#8230;<\/p>\n\n          <p class=\"exka-bucket__cta\">\n                          <a class=\"exka-bucket__button\"\n                 href=\"\/cannabis-chemistry-post-harvest-processing-methods-and-secondary-metabolite-profiling-a-review\"\n                 aria-label=\"READ MORE \u2013 Cannabis chemistry, post-harvest processing methods and secondary metabolite profiling: A review\"\n                                  style=\"\n                   --btn-bg:#009eff;                   --btn-color:#ffffff;                   --btn-hover-bg:#333333;                   --btn-hover-color:#ffffff;                   border-radius:8px;                                    \">\n                READ MORE              <\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n          <article class=\"exka-bucket\" aria-labelledby=\"exka-bucket-title-4\">\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__media\">\n                      <img\n              src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CCS_4734.jpg\"\n              alt=\"Cold ethanol extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis using response surface methodology: optimization and comparative study\"\n              loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" >\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__panel\" style=\"padding:18px 22px;background-color:#585558;background-image:url(https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-web-1-scaled.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n                      <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff\" id=\"exka-bucket-title-4\" class=\"exka-bucket__title\">\n              Cold ethanol extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis using response surface methodology: optimization and comparative study            <\/h3>\n          \n          <p style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"exka-bucket__text\">Using response surface methodology, the optimum conditions predicted at different extraction temperatures were a cannabis\/ethanol ratio of 1:15 and an extraction time of 10 minutes.Using response surface methodology, the optimum conditions predicted for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n          <p class=\"exka-bucket__cta\">\n                          <a class=\"exka-bucket__button\"\n                 href=\"\/cold-ethanol-extraction-of-cannabinoids-and-terpenes-from-cannabis-using-response-surface-methodology-optimization-and-comparative-study\"\n                 aria-label=\"READ MORE \u2013 Cold ethanol extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis using response surface methodology: optimization and comparative study\"\n                                  style=\"\n                   --btn-bg:#009eff;                   --btn-color:#ffffff;                   --btn-hover-bg:#333333;                   --btn-hover-color:#ffffff;                   border-radius:8px;                                    \">\n                READ MORE              <\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n          <article class=\"exka-bucket\" aria-labelledby=\"exka-bucket-title-5\">\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__media\">\n                      <img\n              src=\"https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OEL37381-scaled.jpg\"\n              alt=\"Optimization of wiped-film short-path molecular distillation for cannabinoid recovery from cannabis oil using response surface methodology\"\n              loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" >\n                  <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"exka-bucket__panel\" style=\"padding:18px 22px;background-color:#585558;background-image:url(https:\/\/exka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/exka-web-1-scaled.png);background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;\">\n                      <h3 style=\"color: #ffffff\" id=\"exka-bucket-title-5\" class=\"exka-bucket__title\">\n              Optimization of wiped-film short-path molecular distillation for cannabinoid recovery from cannabis oil using response surface methodology            <\/h3>\n          \n          <p style=\"color: #ffffff\" class=\"exka-bucket__text\">This is a two-cut process, where the terpenes and cannabinoids are distilled in the first and second cuts respectively.In this experiment, the effects of distillation parameters in the second cut and the internal condensation temperature (60-90\u00b0C), were&#8230;<\/p>\n\n          <p class=\"exka-bucket__cta\">\n                          <a class=\"exka-bucket__button\"\n                 href=\"\/optimization-of-wiped-film-short-path-molecular-distillation-for-cannabinoid-recovery-from-cannabis-oil-using-response-surface-methodology\"\n                 aria-label=\"READ MORE \u2013 Optimization of wiped-film short-path molecular distillation for cannabinoid recovery from cannabis oil using response surface methodology\"\n                                  style=\"\n                   --btn-bg:#009eff; 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