Why don't Seedbanks state the if the seeds are F1, F2, F3, F4 ect?

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

Anyone know why? How do i find out what they are?

purplehays1 · Jul 30, 2014

i would venture to say most are F1. Why would anyone want F2 seeds, doesn't that just mean the genetics will be more varied and less consistent?

Silky Shagsalot · Jul 30, 2014

i'm not positive, but i think f1 refers to the results of crossing 2 diff. hybrids. if it's an original/original, with no crossing, i don't think there's any f designation at all. but, like i said, not sure...

st0wandgrow · Jul 30, 2014

burnseedless said:
Anyone know why? How do i find out what they are?

That's on the breeders, not the seed bank. Some breeders do though

BDOGKush · Jul 30, 2014

purplehays1 said:
i would venture to say most are F1. Why would anyone want F2 seeds, doesn't that just mean the genetics will be more varied and less consistent?

With proper breeding you will get more consistent plants the further you get in the genetic line, I believe. Black Rose for example is pass F7 generation and supposedly all seeds male and female grow with pure purple traits.

Ive seen a few breeders state what generation seed you will get, like stow said that's on the breeder.

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

Silky Shagsalot said:
i'm not positive, but i think f1 refers to the results of crossing 2 diff. hybrids. if it's an original/original, with no crossing, i don't think there's any f designation at all. but, like i said, not sure...

I know what it means..

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

st0wandgrow said:
That's on the breeders, not the seed bank. Some breeders do though

You know what i mean by that, same difference.

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

BDOGKush said:
With proper breeding you will get more consistent plants the further you get in the genetic line, I believe. Black Rose for example is pass F7 generation and supposedly all seeds male and female grow with pure purple traits.

Ive seen a few breeders state what generation seed you will get, like stow said that's on the breeder.

You know what i mean by that, same difference.

BDOGKush · Jul 30, 2014

burnseedless said:
You know what i mean by that, same difference.

Yea and I can't give you an answer to why some do and some don't. Maybe they don't keep track? Maybe they don't think that's info the average grower cares about?

dluck · Jul 30, 2014

BDOGKush said:
Yea and I can't give you an answer to why some do and some don't. Maybe they don't keep track? Maybe they don't think that's info the average grower cares about?

What does "f1" and so on mean ?

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

BDOGKush said:
Yea and I can't give you an answer to why some do and some don't. Maybe they don't keep track? Maybe they don't think that's info the average grower cares about?

Thanks i just email the breeders/seedbanks to ask next time im shopping for beans!!! I think that we need some standards!!!

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

dluck said:
What does "f1" and so on mean ?

F1 is the first generation of a cross between any two unrelated seedlines in the creation of a hybrid. F1 hybrids can be uniform or variable depending on the P1 parent stock used.

dluck · Jul 30, 2014

I thought if you crossed plant A with plant B the resulting seeds were f1 hybrids !

dluck · Jul 30, 2014

burnseedless said:
F1 is the first generation of a cross between any two unrelated seedlines in the creation of a hybrid. F1 hybrids can be uniform or variable depending on the P1 parent stock used.

How do you get a f7 ? Wouldn't that be a inbred line or seed ?

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

dluck said:
How do you get a f7 ? Wouldn't that be a inbred line or seed ?[/QUOTE

By Breeding, I would't be the best person to answer that i'm still learning as i go? i might take some time and visit my ppl in PNW they are big in the breeding as they are also testers, somethings are better learned with a more hands on approach to it.

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

dluck said:
How do you get a f7 ? Wouldn't that be a inbred line or seed ?

IBL or Seed? That ? dosen't make sense to me.. I know what it means but i have no idea what you mean. Lol

BDOGKush · Jul 30, 2014

dluck said:
How do you get a f7 ? Wouldn't that be a inbred line or seed ?

Yep, F1s are created from two original breeding parents. F2s and so on are pure lineage strands created by interbreeding of the same strand of cannabis. Interbreeding for too long can cause genes to break down though.

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

BDOGKush said:
Yep, F1s are created from two original breeding parents. F2s and so on are pure lineage strands created by interbreeding of the same strand of cannabis. Interbreeding for too long can cause genes to break down though.

OK that's true but some ppl classify differently, there aren't standards they follow!

burnseedless · Jul 30, 2014

SMH i still waiting on RQS to email me a New Voucher Code so i can order my seeds. I'm gonna get some autos and a few more strains.

BDOGKush · Jul 30, 2014

burnseedless said:
OK that's true but some ppl classify differently, there aren't standards they follow!

It is a standard in genetics and selective breeding, so they shouldn't be classified differently. It isn't just plants that are classified this way.

Mules for example are F1 hybrids of a horse and donkey.

Why don't Seedbanks state the if the seeds are F1, F2, F3, F4 ect?

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