Foreign Terpenes!?

VSFLESHnBONE1

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I recently read a post stating that an organic farmer was experiencing high Alpha-pinene content in his Xj-13 grow. I thought this was normal him being an organic farmer and XJ having piney undertones maybe the two together just enhanced terpene content. His post stated him and his friends smoked some and described it being too chemical tasting. He also stated a strong pine-sol smell during growth. He asked if anyone knew the reason for this and if anyone could help em' with the smell/taste. My first thought was certain nutes + genetics enhanced his penene terps ; 2nd was maybe it was just too dank fer the guy. I really dont know.

Point is his question inspired me with some more thought provoking material.

Would spraying or adding organic linalool extract\oil help his crop combat the natural pinenes?

Is it possible for stomata\roots to intake such foreign terpene exracts?

I read that terpenes are just as important if not more important then thc, being that all cannabis has thc but not all cannabis have the same terpenes. Also read that certain terps do certain things.

For example:

Alpha-penen: Inhibits enzyme activity in the brain associated with aiding short-term memory.

Linalool: Analgesic, sedative & anesthic effects.

With this said if these terpene molecules can be accepted by stomata\roots would they be delivered and produced by the flower itself?

If so would these now "Foreign Terpenes" have the same effect as natural grown terpenes?

I dont like the word impossible but are the molecules even smalll enough to be accepted by the crop, if not how can we break them down so they fit?

If intake is not possible could adding the exract to your foliar spray help attach itself 2 your buds before harvest.

If all terps in cannibis can be found in foriegn herbs, crops, & flowers would it be safe 2 say that we can then take these "Foreign" grown terps & add them to our buds to enhance\control aroma & at the same stimulate medicinal effects?
 
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VSFLESHnBONE1

Active Member
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Since no1's responded, I did a little research n found 1 guy that coats his bowls with essential oil (not terps) n he supposebly say lavender does help em out.
Has any 1 ever tried this?
I found a site that sells 5l of natural linalool fer $ 25.
Found out a couple cats if not most peeps actually add it to the extract

Any1 ever tried this during the veg or flowering stage

Does it fuck up or enhance it.
I cant b the only dude who wants to know?

Any response would help out.

GRACIAS!!!!
 

pseudobotanist

Well-Known Member
Chemical taste...?
Makes me think he didn't have much of an idea on how to dry n cure too well.

As for your essential oil thing. I remember reading something along those lines in Mel franks book.
 

cannawizard

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1. Would spraying or adding organic linalool extract\oil help his crop combat the natural pinenes?

2. Is it possible for stomata\roots to intake such foreign terpene exracts?
1. No --here are some links concerning "linalool" in-regards to foliar applications.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0570178313000146)
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015406/)

2. Yes --but I doubt giving your cannabis plants "terpenes" will enhance or alter the genetic predisposed terpene output/s..
(http://cronodon.com/BioTech/Plant_Transport.html)
(http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijce/2011/939161/)
(http://www.britannica.com/science/root-hair)

~cheers
 

pappybear

Active Member
I was looking at pinene on amazon to maybe clean my room with to help prevent mites. I know mites dont like certain terpenes so would it a pinene foliar maybe just in veg hurt my plants. Or limonene.
 

Thefarmer12

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Maybe just a certain phenotype with aggressive terp production? I've had something similar. Smelled fine and tasted like I was smoking metal.
 
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