How to breed?

JDMase

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Hey everyone - just curious if there's any good resources or literature anyone has on genetics and breeding with cannabis?

Thanks!
 

Somatek

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Do you want to make seeds or breed? The distinction I'd make between them is anyone can chuck some pollen & make new crosses to pheno hunt through. Breeders implies a level of professionalism/scale unachievable for home growers & rarely seen in the cannabis seed business. Luther Burbank would grow out thousands to tens of thousands of plants to make his selections from, which is essential if you're line breeding to create stable IBL's.

Looking at how unstable cannabis genes are based on what Phylos has been saying, I doubt much actual breeding has been done with cannabis. Which is understandable considering the illegal nature of the business & it doesn't denigrate the fantastic seedlots have that been created that truly exceptional plants have been found in.

So my suggestion would be realistic & base your journey down the rabbit hole on science, proper terminology & being honest about what's achievable. There's no shame in being a pollen chucker over a breeder, especially considering how loosely we use the term breeder. What's more important is your experience level, the more seeds/strains you grow the wider frame of reference between average/good/bad plants & traits you'll have. Which is the key, being able to tell an exceptional plant from a good one.
 
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