Does anyone know the origin of "autos"?

[Humanrob]

Just wondering if autos exist in nature or are "made" by selective breeding?

Or is there some trick, like put a seed in a microwave oven on high for 3 seconds and if it doesn't turn into popcorn you'll have an auto seed? (just kidding, in case that wasn't obvious).

It occurred to me that cannabis from equatorial regions where day length is more consistent may have had to evolve with an inner clock since light changes wouldn't necessarily trigger flowering... is it that simple?

 

[Joedank]

ruderalis from russia ... although dj short says crossing your fasting flowering strains oveer n over will do that ..

 

[Bad Karma]

ruderalis from russia ... although dj short says crossing your fasting flowering strains oveer n over will do that ..

As Hungarian royalty, I had to interject, and set the record straight.
We don't get to stick our name on a lot of things, but damn it, Ruderalis is ours.

"Ruderalis Indica® ( Sensi )

The Ruderalis originates as a land race from Hungary and the Soviet Union. Flowering in the Ruderalis is not related to photoperiod like most other strains but to age. The Ruderalis Indica® hybrid is a very early and short but also potent hybrid. The heavy Indica makes it more susceptible to mould than Early Pearl®, Early Girl®, Durban® and Mexican® for example. If you are lucky with a good autumn then this will be no problem, so prepare to be suprised by its good (Indica) quality."

http://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/Hungary_Ruderalis/Original_Strains/hybridmap/

You know I love ya' Joe, carry on

 

[GrowerGoneWild]

Autos.. back to basics, time to break out the latin boys..

Cannabis ruderalis Is the wild variety that has its origins in central asia. The chinese have a long history with Cannabis sp. and in my opinion I believe the farmed version escaped from the farm and spread north. As far as I can tell its the only variety that developed into a non-photoperiod variety from spreading into higher lattitudes, like Russia. And over the years I've seen sensi seeds offer ruderalis species seeds. DJ short does not talk highly of ruderalis but other breeders have taken on the challenge.

So we've seen people crossing and improving Cannabis ruderalis with other Cannabis spp. (Indica, Sativa) to fix the low THC content. Breeders have created a cultivar from ruderalis breeding. And they have named that cultivar Autos.