I will be experimenting with grafting a pure sativa cutting to an indica rootstock in the near future. I am hoping that this will result in a drought resistant sativa variety. Possibly incorporating the shorter bushier traits of the indica as well. I am just wondering if anybody here has ever tried this or anything along these lines and how your results fared.

Dude, I wonder if you are confused between grafting and breeding? I do not believe a grafted branch will take on any of the traits of the host plant.
Maybe you want to investigate cross breeding?
Peace

well I know that there will simply be two entirely seperate plants with their own personal genetic makeup just connected through plant fiber ... My thoughts are that by using the indicas rootstock that those roots through their own personal genetic drought resistant traits, will possibly allow this attached sativa variety to survive longer without constant watering "i.e. seldom visited guerilla garden" than with it's own root system. I do believe the growth will be the same now that I think about it without crossbreeding you have corrected me there videoman I do have to say. But it still might prove for a more drought resistant mother. The idea is not to change the original characteristic I suppose of each individual plant, but to form a symbiotic relationship between a rooting system that is naturally drought tolerant and the sativas unparrallel growth potential.

Dude, this could be an interesting experiiment. My only knowledge of grafting was when I lived in Az, we had a lemon branch grafted on an orange tree.
If you decide to play with this, please let me know the outcome!
Peace

Videoman you hit it right on the nose. That is EXACTLY what got me interested is a grafted citrus tree I worked on where there were lemons oranges and tangerines all on ONE extremely drought/disease/pest resistant rootstock. The personal traits stay the same of course but will work together symbiotically for the greater good and survival of the whole plant.

My first thought was to have like three or four seperate strains all on one nice rootstock and keep it in veg as a mother.... Therefore allowing this "SUPERMOM" to support the cloning of not one but 4 different strains. This also drastically reduces the number of mother plants one must maintain in order to keep sufficient clones for each strain.

- Just A Thought

Okay, now admittedly you are way over my head, however what you propose sounds pretty cool. And you are correct, one mother, 4 strains. Hmmmmm
I gotta tell you, I like how you think outside of the box dude!

I think for the purpose of a mother, this has defenite possibilities.
Peace

if this works, that is very cool. keep us posted.

Well I know for a fact that cannabis can be grafted. I have seen it myself, although it only had one grafted site. In the end the addition responded quite well to it's new host. Thus in theory anyways, multiple grafts should be possible with a healthy rootstock. I will be keeping you posted as to when I begin these experimentations. I mean hell if they can make ganja grow with hops and I was able to make lemons/tangerines/and oranges settle in with the likes of one another on one tree, this is nothing too "out there" and certainly not a new concept in the fields of botany and plant propogation I am suprised to not find more information on this subject. I do want to thank you guys for the kind words of encouragement though.

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Dude, you sound like your going to disappear...you gonna hang for a bit or what? I'd sure like to hear more from you.
Peace