"HYBRIDIZATION"
When I take seeds from these plants and sprout them I basically get 3 dominant phenotypes and 1 recessive phenotype. One will be like the father, one like the mother, one a combination of both and one a recessive phenotype that can bring earlier genetics back out to be seen.
Choosing which types of plants to use takes really knowing your plants well. Different strains have different traits. Once you have decided which traits you want to add to your new hybrid, you use one for the donor parent and one for the recipient parent. The male sending the new characteristics to the female. For this the two plants are mated or crossed and the progeny is screened for the desired trait. The progeny plants possessing the desired trait are then selected and crossed back to the recipient parent. This process is repeated until the desired plant type having all the characteristics of the recipient in addition to the trait being transferred is finally obtained. This exercise is known as backcrossing. Backcrossing involves both hybridization and selection.
Overall, the hallmark of selection lies in human ability to choose the best from a cluster of many.
In his quest to find more variability, man started experimenting with hybridization of plants so as to achieve the perfect plant type. This process was actually the beginning of expedited evolution since it led to the formation of new plant types artificially or due to human intervention at a much faster pace than it would have happened in nature. For example the bread wheat that we eat today has taken about 500 years to evolve to its present form through human intervention. This form of wheat would have taken thousands of years to evolve had it been left to the natural evolution process.
In our modern world many things have accelerated. Today an item found on the other side of the planet can arrive at your door tomorrow. So it is with my seeds, they travel the globe. In this way many people besides me get to plant them and pick through different phenotypes, all of us looking for the best. For one person to do this would take many years, but with many people doing it and staying in touch via the internet the knowledge comes fast and with it new strains.
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by Soma
As a breeder of cannabis genetics, making hybrids is part of my life's work. I specialize in medicinal cannabis genetics.
A hybrid is caused by the cross between two plants of different species, varieties or cultivars, or on occasions a different genera. Hybrids today are often more resistant than their parents.
When an atom hybridizes...This process of restructuring is known as hybridization.
What I do is take two plants and genetically cross them to produce a new plant that has some of the characteristics of the original plants but also creates additional characteristics that are unique to it. The fact that new combinations can be formed shows the continuous nature of the process of speciation.
When working with cannabis you may have to produce hundreds of plants before you discover the winner you have been looking for, so patience is a virtue.
Through the years I have had an amazing kind of inspiration to find the finest medicinal cannabis genetics this planet has to offer. It has been my health. Since 1984 I have had cancer of the tongue and cannabis has been my medicine of choice. Having it as my medicine is a powerful driving force. When looking at different characteristics of cannabis plants, there are a few main things to look for. How much stem is in-between nodes, what the aroma is like, how much THC trichomes are present, how long the finishing time is, and last but not least the effect.
Once several valuable species are acquired the crossing can begin. You need males and females. One male can be sufficient to impregnate hundreds of females. One of my newest crossings was to mix a G-13 Haze male to 11 of my favorite strains.
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In my newest crossings between the G-13 Haze male (wanted to bring more of the sativa genetics into the mix) and Buddha’s Sister, Somango, Somativa, White Willow, Lavender, Citralah, White Light, New York City Diesel, Rockbud, Reclining Buddha, and Free Tibet, I am finding some of the finest plants ever.
I love plants, plants of all kinds, they are my favorite life form, they are teachers, I surround myself with plants in my home, at least 100 different kinds, and cactuses.
Until next time, Keep it GREEN, LOVING and full of LIGHT.
Peace, Soma
