Tolerance Break
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If you want to stress the plant out, I'll put it in my garden for 8 weeks, and then give it back. She will be plenty stressed lmao
Necking / scraping the stem before harvest
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OldMedUser
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Depends on the source of the stress. When reacting to insect attack cannabis will produce more resin in an attempt to protect itself. Using insect frass as a supplement is supposed to trigger that response as is the use of lobster/crab meal which contains chitin like insect's exoskeletons and makes the plants think it's besieged by bugs. I've used both and the plants of the same strain I'd grown without it did seem a lot more frosty and studies I've read about the phenomena seem to support it.
It's not just THC that is produced but the whole spectra of cannabinoids that make up the content of resin glands. More and larger resin glands equals higher yields of oil which 90% of the pot I grow ends up being used for. Doesn't seem to increase bud yield tho but it's the resin we want anyways.
Id say this is mostly bs sure girdling was a thing with some things once upon a time but its long been proven nails through stalks and torturing it dont do it much good as others said drought stress at the right time is another matter as is the plants reaction to chitin those have a basis in fact
Hollatchaboy
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All this makes me wonder though. Terpenes would be a part of the plants defense mechanism. Did we lose skunk, as a result of not stressing them enough, or in the right way?
Phytoplankton
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It's a good article, but then they go and say something that leads me to believe they didn't do all their homework. The statement "and invite pollinators",throws the whole thing into question, as cannabis is a wind pollinated plant, and the author(s) should know that.
BarnBuster
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Pinworm's guide to defoliating and flushing
This thread should be moved to advanced section. @Pinworm I heard something about driving a nail through the stalk. Can you make a educational video please? You should make a YT channel with this stuff. Very Informative. I concur. This is pretty high brow stuff. There is a lot of talk about...
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Terpenes have the effect of repelling pests and inviting pollinators.
The statement was about terpenes and not cannabis specific.
@Hollatchaboy Yea, I think there's plenty to crack there yet.
I've been fascinated about gene switches and epigenetics for awhile.
Like how several generations lifestyle before the specific invidual have effect on the invidual genome and how the switches are positioned.
Dynamic.Genomes.Series.1.1of2.Hidden.Treasures.in.our.DNA
Dynamic.Genomes.Series.1.2of2.The.DNA.Switch
Great documentary about those, gotta recommend.
And obviously the switches apply to humans, animals and plants.
DaFekHappen
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A knife I did, a bit higher of the point where the plants goes underground. Also dropping temperature, that is done like a 20 hours before harvest cuz it is a hard stress training. When the plants is kike hours before harvest that helps to stress the lady and punch it to produce more resin to protect the flowers, more THC. But be careful with that stuff - you cant undo that and if you do that too early you will most likely get a hermie or a suffered plant
Hollatchaboy
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I'm not that scientific. My basic thinking, was wondering if certain cannabis strains put off a skunky smell, to ward off certain predators, like deer, or mice maybe?
I'm sure they do. Just a matter of knowing how and what to trigger in order to receive certain reactions.
I was thinking step ahead and about breeding.
So like if you have certain insect that triggers certain terpene production, you'd keep triggering that gene over several generations,
and that should make that gene go in "high alert mode" and should increase that type of terpene in the next generations.
This would be more about the gene switches than actual mutations and new genes/new mix of old genes.
Nutty sKunK
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Interesting enough I had a slug start to eat a seedling and it started pumping out the trichomes on the leaves themselves. Smelt incredible!
Too sticky for pollinators tho
Funkentelechy
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I agree about chitin, I've used insect frass, and it seems to have a positive effect. But, when it comes to plants actually being stressed by being damaged by insects, it's different. I've never heard anyone brag about a spider mite infestation improving potency or resin production. So maybe the key is to trigger a defense mechanism without actually physically damaging the plant. I also think that droughting at the right time can improve things.Depends on the source of the stress. When reacting to insect attack cannabis will produce more resin in an attempt to protect itself. Using insect frass as a supplement is supposed to trigger that response as is the use of lobster/crab meal which contains chitin like insect's exoskeletons and makes the plants think it's besieged by bugs. I've used both and the plants of the same strain I'd grown without it did seem a lot more frosty and studies I've read about the phenomena seem to support it.
It's not just THC that is produced but the whole spectra of cannabinoids that make up the content of resin glands. More and larger resin glands equals higher yields of oil which 90% of the pot I grow ends up being used for. Doesn't seem to increase bud yield tho but it's the resin we want anyways.
Tracker
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