UKGr0wer said:are the seeds off a hermied plant alrite to grow
Gonna Eat That? said:umbra, I have to wholeheartedly agree.
On a side note about genetics. I was watching a cat show (cats 101) on animal planet and they commented on a particular breed being very hardy since the cat with a striking feature (curled ears) was bred with random american shorthairs to give the new breed strong and diverse genetics. Turns out, the cat has no health problems unlike the majority of purebred animals. I'm not saying this is the case every time because obviously it's not but nature made the plant that way for a reason whether it suits us or not.
it is a survival trait that is there to help insure that the species does not die off.
absolutely.. but retaining genetic diversity and breeding hermies, are IMO, not related.The solution in my mind is good breeding practices, where certain standards are maintained in respect to true breeding males and females.
yes, I believe you do!Yet I get what it's all about
HippyInEngland said:Interesting read Umbra, I found it quite fascinating
All female MJ plants have the ability to self seed.
If you leave a stable strain and let it pass its 'ideal', it will self induce pollen sacks to try to keep its gene's from dying.
A female grows for 1 reason, to produce seed, we stop that from happening, we also harvest before the said stable strains venture to self seed.
In my eyes a hermie is a plant with weak or a deformed DNA structure where instead of waiting to the point of over mature self seeding, its damaged or weak DNA instructions cause the plant to decide to self seed early.
These are the problem genetics that we remove, but in the wild they are left to their own means and will pollinate other females as well as itself.
The resulting seeds will carry the trait to self seed early in the set seeds.
Nature is quite ingenious, it is not a flaw in hermie plants, it is nature giving the plants a better chance of seeding itself instead of waiting to be pollinated.
Everything since life first began on Earth has evolved into a progressively more adaptable life where its aim is to be as good as it can get to procreate a better more advantageous offspring.
Just my thoughts.
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