Hi all.
Thinking of running a small breeding project alongside my grow (in a different room).
My question is as follows -
I want to get the Dutch Passion Blueberry Autoflower to self-pollinate itself and produce seeds. I will not be forcing the plant to turn itself into a hermaphrodite. Instead will be spraying it with Collodial silver to induce male flowers.
1 generation of interbreeding will not have a serious impact on the stability of the strain itself, from what i have read.
"This liquid is called colloidal silver. It is nothing more or less than fine particles of silver suspended in water so it is a completely natural solution and is safe to handle without any special precautions. The silver inhibits female flowering hormones in cannabis and so the result is that male flowering hormone dominates and male flowers are produced.
To use the silver, spray on a plant or branch every three days prior to switching the lights to 12/12 and continue spraying until you see the first male flowers. Repeated applications after the first flowers appear may result in more male flowers and therefore more pollen. As the plant matures it will produce pollen that can be collected and used t
o pollinate any female flower (including flowers on the same plant)."
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Marijuana_Cultivation/Producing_SeedsCcolloidal
My only concern is, will the off-spring (seeds) have a higher tendency to hermie? I've read everywhere that they will, but CS does not hermie the plant, no hermie genes are activated, CS only stops female flowering hormones/chemicals and due to this, the plant begins to produce male flowers.
I need your assistance on this breeders!
Thinking of running a small breeding project alongside my grow (in a different room).
My question is as follows -
I want to get the Dutch Passion Blueberry Autoflower to self-pollinate itself and produce seeds. I will not be forcing the plant to turn itself into a hermaphrodite. Instead will be spraying it with Collodial silver to induce male flowers.
1 generation of interbreeding will not have a serious impact on the stability of the strain itself, from what i have read.
"This liquid is called colloidal silver. It is nothing more or less than fine particles of silver suspended in water so it is a completely natural solution and is safe to handle without any special precautions. The silver inhibits female flowering hormones in cannabis and so the result is that male flowering hormone dominates and male flowers are produced.
To use the silver, spray on a plant or branch every three days prior to switching the lights to 12/12 and continue spraying until you see the first male flowers. Repeated applications after the first flowers appear may result in more male flowers and therefore more pollen. As the plant matures it will produce pollen that can be collected and used t
o pollinate any female flower (including flowers on the same plant)."
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Marijuana_Cultivation/Producing_SeedsCcolloidal
My only concern is, will the off-spring (seeds) have a higher tendency to hermie? I've read everywhere that they will, but CS does not hermie the plant, no hermie genes are activated, CS only stops female flowering hormones/chemicals and due to this, the plant begins to produce male flowers.
I need your assistance on this breeders!
