W33D
Well-Known Member
Would putting a bag over a side shoot every 12/12 cause just the
covered side shoot to flower, or would the entire plant flower?
Because I read somewhere that if you were to graft a flowering
side-shoot to a plant that isn't flowering,it would cause it to flower.
Because theres supposedly this hormone called "florigen" that exists in latent form during vegetative growth of all flowering plants. Triggered whenever the plants flowering method kicks in whether by long nights, long days, temperature, etc. And its sole responsibility is causing gymnosperms and angiosperms to flower. And supposedly it exists in the leaves of flowering plants, and when grafted internal tissue of the grafted shoot and the main plant comes into contact, and the "florigen" from the grafted flowering shoot gets carried over within the non-flowering plant and sigals it to flower.
Hence if the entire plant flowers via single flowering side shoot covered with a black bag and under 12/12 photoperiod, or a grafted flowering side shoot from a different plant, it would prove the existence of this "florigen" right? And if the plant doesn't flower via 12/12 covered side shoot or the grafted flowering side shoot, it would disprove the theory on this "florigen".
Just got too high and started thinking, any takers? If you can understand it.
covered side shoot to flower, or would the entire plant flower?
Because I read somewhere that if you were to graft a flowering
side-shoot to a plant that isn't flowering,it would cause it to flower.
Because theres supposedly this hormone called "florigen" that exists in latent form during vegetative growth of all flowering plants. Triggered whenever the plants flowering method kicks in whether by long nights, long days, temperature, etc. And its sole responsibility is causing gymnosperms and angiosperms to flower. And supposedly it exists in the leaves of flowering plants, and when grafted internal tissue of the grafted shoot and the main plant comes into contact, and the "florigen" from the grafted flowering shoot gets carried over within the non-flowering plant and sigals it to flower.
Hence if the entire plant flowers via single flowering side shoot covered with a black bag and under 12/12 photoperiod, or a grafted flowering side shoot from a different plant, it would prove the existence of this "florigen" right? And if the plant doesn't flower via 12/12 covered side shoot or the grafted flowering side shoot, it would disprove the theory on this "florigen".
Just got too high and started thinking, any takers? If you can understand it.