Lees than 10% male flowers.. Not a hermie

nick88 · Nov 23, 2012

Just got an email back from a breeder i've been using for a while now.. I contacted them about 1 of their new strains that hermied.. Their response was, if it is less than 10% male flowers, then the plant is not considered a hermie, or considered to have those traits.. Is this a common practice with breeders to use that formula so to speak?

D3monic · Nov 23, 2012

I'd stop using that breeder if that was their response to you.

brimck325 · Nov 23, 2012

no........

nick88 · Nov 23, 2012

D3monic said:
I'd stop using that breeder if that was their response to you.

Was thinking same thing.. Have grown their genetics for a while now, never a prob with hermies. It just really shocked me as to their response.
Said that particular strain i was referencing was an Asian landrace sativa and they're likely to hermie late in flower.
They have some truly wonderful strains, never had a seed that didn't pop or finish out right. Never had a order not show up, they use stealth delivery.
Just would never have expected that from them. I mean 1 hermie can screw a whole crop.

Trousers · Nov 23, 2012

Is it a hermaphrodite with both an X and Y chromosomes? If it has just a few male flowers then it is probably a female that threw some male flowers for whatever reason. Sativas are more likely to do that. Landrace sativas even more so. To me a hermaphrodite has both X and Y chromosomes and will show over the entire plant. A plant that shows some male flowers is not necessarily a hermaphrodite. You can pick off the pollen sacks or use a reverse spray.

nick88 · Nov 23, 2012

Trousers said:
Is it a hermaphrodite with both an X and Y chromosomes? If it has just a few male flowers then it is probably a female that threw some male flowers for whatever reason. Sativas are more likely to do that. Landrace sativas even more so. To me a hermaphrodite has both X and Y chromosomes and will show over the entire plant. A plant that shows some male flowers is not necessarily a hermaphrodite. You can pick off the pollen sacks or use a reverse spray.

She started showing a few nannas the last wk or so of flowering.. No seeds just a few nannas in random buds.
Thanx for the info, i went ahead and chopped as she was close to finish.. Everything seems fine with the bud, looks,smell. Just those nannas kind of shocked me.

Uncle Pirate · Nov 23, 2012

What breeder was it?

nick88 · Nov 23, 2012

Uncle Pirate said:
What breeder was it?

Ministry of Cannabis in Amsterdam

Coho · Nov 23, 2012

Sounds like you know how they get their seeds..

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