Cristian Emanuel Collado

I am an agronomist/agronomy engineer who leads and coordinates projects in controlled environment agriculture. My innovations and professional goals focus on increasing production and understanding plant and crop physiology while reducing resources and environmental impact. I have created several advanced growing systems for greenhouse and indoor farm studies at NC State University to increase the quality and reproducibility of the data, plant and crop physiology understanding, and resource use efficiencies. more

Works (5)

Updated: January 30th, 2026 19:45

2025 article

Vegetative and reproductive stage lighting interactions on flower yield, water use efficiency, terpenes, and cannabinoids of Cannabis sativa

Collado, C. E., & Hernández, R. (2025, December 11). Scientific Reports.

By: C. Collado n  & R. Hernández n 

MeSH headings : Cannabis / metabolism; Cannabis / growth & development; Cannabis / radiation effects; Flowers / growth & development; Flowers / metabolism; Flowers / radiation effects; Cannabinoids / metabolism; Terpenes / metabolism; Water / metabolism; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Leaves / radiation effects; Lighting; Photosynthesis; Sunlight
topics (OpenAlex): Light effects on plants; Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research; Plant Gene Expression Analysis
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 14, 2025

2024 article

Improve Cannabis sativa micropropagation through increasing air change rate in photoautotrophic and traditional tissue culture

Shi, X., Collado, C. E., & Hernández, R. (2024, May 2). Scientia Horticulturae, Vol. 372.

By: X. Shi n , C. Collado n  & R. Hernández n 

author keywords: Natural ventilation; Root development; Explant Growth; In Vitro
topics (OpenAlex): Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies; Transgenic Plants and Applications
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 11, 2024

2024 article

Supplemental greenhouse lighting increased the water use efficiency, crop growth, and cutting production in Cannabis sativa

Collado, C. E., Hwang, S. J., & Hernández, R. (2024, June 7). Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 15.

By: C. Collado n , S. Hwang * & R. Hernández n 

author keywords: HEMP; stock plant; propagation; water management; water reduction; crop yield; PPFD; DLI
topics (OpenAlex): Light effects on plants; Plant Molecular Biology Research; Plant Parasitism and Resistance
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 1, 2024

2023 article

Flowering Response of Cannabis sativa L. ‘Suver Haze’ under Varying Daylength-Extension Light Intensities and Durations

Park, J., Collado, C. E., Lam, V. P., & Hernández, R. (2023, April 23). Horticulturae, Vol. 9.

By: J. Park *, C. Collado n , V. Lam* & R. Hernández n 

author keywords: hemp; photoperiod; cannabis flower; day-extension; cannabis cuttings
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Parasitism and Resistance; Light effects on plants; Plant Gene Expression Analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 3, 2023

2021 article

Effects of Light Intensity, Spectral Composition, and Paclobutrazol on the Morphology, Physiology, and Growth of Petunia, Geranium, Pansy, and Dianthus Ornamental Transplants

Collado, C. E., & Hernández, R. (2021, February 22). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, Vol. 2, pp. 461–478.

By: C. Collado n  & R. Hernández n 

author keywords: Light-emitting diode; Plant growth regulators; PBZ; HPS; Supplemental light; Daily light integral; PPFD; Blue light; Green light; Red light
topics (OpenAlex): Light effects on plants; Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control; Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
TL;DR: The synergistic effects of the combination of PBZ and supplemental lighting resulted in the most compact plants, caused by a reduction in plant height byPBZ and an increase in dry mass by SL, but PBZ reduced shoot dry mass of most plant species and light combinations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 23, 2021

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Updated: September 21st, 2023 23:30

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