Identifying male and female plants

Aussieaceae

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Just trying to think bigger. If that’s really the case would you be to possibly identify a seed as male, female, hermie? Or even once it breaks the seed shell in seedling stage?
Not yet. Maybe in the future, who knows.

I know they're able to test genetic profiles on extremely young plants. Don't think they can test the gender yet though.

Several years ago, there was a viral video going around suggesting you could determine sex of the seed. Supposedly females had a dimple on the side of them.
The claim has been proven false.
 

Redeye 420

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Not yet. Maybe in the future, who knows.

I know they're able to test genetic profiles on extremely young plants. Don't think they can test the gender yet though.

Several years ago, there was a viral video going around suggesting you could determine sex of the seed. Supposedly females had a dimple on the side of them.
The claim has been proven false.
Actually I was just reading of a test that you can do to determine sex of a plant before pre flowering.
 

Aussieaceae

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Actually I was just reading of a test that you can do to determine sex of a plant before pre flowering.
Really wouldn't surprise me. It's probably the same test or very similar.

From memory it was from a tissue sample. It was a means for them to select plants with the genetic traits they liked.
 

Aussieaceae

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Redeye 420

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Yeah that's the one. I didn't realize they could test the gender on the seedlings too.

They linked specific genes to particular cannabinoids, terpines, resistances, even less desirable traits.

Pretty cool really, it'd make selective breeding pretty damn fast. The amount of space saved too...
So I stand corrected, it must be predetermined at seed level if you can test that early.
 

CaseyJones84

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Well hopefully they continue to do well. I used to take professional photos for my buddy put in California of his plants well. Excited to use my DSLR to get some great photos.
 

Redeye 420

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Looking better than mine, had to go with cheap soil and been battling ph issues and should have added perlite for better drainage but I think of it as a challenge.
 
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