so about two weeks ago i was driving with a friend that showed me a very large field of natrually occurring hemp plants(i say hemp because where i live in mn was used in 1943-1945 to grow "hemp for victory" so now it grows here every year naturally) anyways i went threw the field looking for very strong phenotypes and i found a very big girl! she was maybe 9-12feet tall with FAT cola buds. i didn't have my phone so i didn't get any pictures. But i did take about 100seeds from the top main cola. It was about the size of a two litter cola bottle. It was very frosty and sticky and smelly. it was very weird because most of the other plants were very small and stretchy "hemp like" But anyways i am germing the first seed now and i plan to let it flower to see what kinda bud she will make. Anyone have any good ideas on what to do with her? should i breed it or will it just be hemp?
I was thinking.... What makes strong thc plants? A strong genetic drive to reproduce right? Like over years the hemp would make more thc because "the strong" survive in nature. So could my seeds be as strong as a normal sativa now? It has had more than 50 years of natural selection to kill of the weak genetics? Is this possible or am i crazy
[quote name='"Nikhil21"']Pics or it didn't happen[/quote] That's all I got... I didn't have a phone when I was in the field
No, hon, THC is a sunscreen, and an animal and bug repellant. (read "The Botany of Desire" sometime) Your plant has a chance of being decent smoke. Plants bred for zero THC would tend to breed back to the normal levels over the years. However, a plant that is sticky and smells good may, or may not, have high THC levels. The smell is not due to THC but rather other chemicals called terpines. You will have to do the old "Dry. Try. High?" to find out for sure. Granny
Well i was not sure what the point of the production of thc was for. i was thinking it was a way the plant got pollen to stick to it. i know thats what the pistols are for. i have never really studied any cannabis breading and i am new to growing. but since i have started i have been reading and learning as much as i can. so i am glad to have a pro comment on here. so what your saying is that it could be either? i was thinking that in its wild state the plant would only bread the best genetics right? do you have any hemp/ cannabis information other than listed about i could get
Do I ever have info about cannabis genetics! LOL! You really should get a copy of my List (see the bottom of my sig). In my 2012 List you will find stuff like this- The draft genome and transcriptome of Cannabis sativa. (full - 2011) http://genomebiology.com/content/pdf/gb-2011-12-10-r102.pdf The cannabis genome: How hemp got high (news – 2011) The cannabis genome: How hemp got high Metabolic fingerprinting of Cannabis sativa L., cannabinoids and terpenoids for chemotaxonomic and drug standardization purposes. (abst – 2010) Metabolic fingerprinting of Cannabis sativa L... [Phytochemistry. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI Identification of candidate genes affecting Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol biosynthesis in Cannabis sativa (full - 2009) Identification of candidate genes affecting US Patent Application 20090324797 - MODULATING PLANT OIL LEVELS (full – 2009) MODULATING PLANT OIL LEVELS - US Patent Application 20090324797 Full Text A chemotaxonomic analysis of terpenoid variation in Cannabis (abst - 2004) A chemotaxonomic analysis of cannabinoid variation ... [Am J Bot. 2004] - PubMed - NCBI A chemotaxonomic analysis of cannabinoid variation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae) (full – 2004) A chemotaxonomic analysis of cannabinoid variation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae) The inheritance of chemical phenotype in Cannabis sativa L. (full - 2002) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1462421/pdf/12586720.pdf Variations of D9-THC content in single plants of hemp varieties (full - 2000) http://www.ukcia.org/research/VariationOfTHCContent.pdf There's a lot more. Granny
I live in mn too and see hemp plants all over the traintracks. Your right there are some very cool looking plants, iv seen them purple up in fall and look beautiful. You could get luck like stormcrow?(don't remember who's name I just read lol) said and find something. But I feel like that would be unlikely. I feel like you would end up with hermie seeds or some other headaches.
if left alone cannabis will revert back to its non drug state after a few generations, not the other way around. so you have seeds that may have a THC level approaching 1-2 % ( maybe as far as 4% if it's really atypical)
[quote name='"Wharfrat74"']if left alone cannabis will revert back to its non drug state after a few generations, not the other way around. so you have seeds that may have a THC level approaching 1-2 % ( maybe as far as 4% if it's really atypical)[/quote] Where did you get this information..
R C Clarke Marijuana Botany ( p. 100-104) + my own findings ( and others , have a big enough search, you'll see). sorry I was off on THC amounts ..more like .4 ( US Gov.) EDIT: don't let it stop you from having fun, just dont expect too much Delta 9.
[quote name='"Wharfrat74"']R C Clarke Marijuana Botany ( p. 100-104) + my own findings ( and others , have a big enough search, you'll see). sorry I was off on THC amounts ..more like .4 ( US Gov.) EDIT: don't let it stop you from having fun, just dont expect too much Delta 9.[/quote] Well i have been doing lots of reading myself and have things that say two different answers.... So I'm gonna plant them and find out. But we will see