why do plants smell?

heathaa

heathaa

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what is the process plants use to make the smell of chronic. im in my first week of flowering and plants smell wonderful. what do the plants do to make this smell and what does it mean
 
blazinbudsforever

blazinbudsforever

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farts smell cause I eat good food
we fart to release pressure created by digestion
yes, it is impolite to fart in public especially aroud women because of their heightened sense of smell and emotional structure
I think god knows too ....
 
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gangjababy

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Terpenes are what gives the herb it's smell and flavor. It's not only terpenes, but that's a big part of the smell.
 
weedsofdestiny

weedsofdestiny

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IM not 100% exactly sure if im completely correct on this topic however here is my input. Cannabis and other types of trees are all in a similar group because of one specific trait that they all entail. Ofcourse this trait is called terpins. Terpins in resin is how the actual content of flavinoid's and smell is measured. With cannabis there are 4 main groups that the terpins resemble when we taste them.

1. Sweet 2. Sour 3. Spicy 4. Bitter.

Here is some information from Greenhouse Seed Companys site... they are starting to measure the Terpins in resin in combination with the other cannabis resin values.

These are some basic Terpin's found in cannabis.


Alpha-Pinene is an organic compound, found in the oils of many species of many species of pine trees. It is also found in the essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). 2 types of Alpha-pinene exist in nature, one more common in European pines, the other more common in North America. A mix of the two is present in the oil extracted from the eucalyptus tree. In the Green House range this terpene is at the highest level in the Super Silver Haze. So if you like pine-tree smelling and tasting weed, think of growing this strain, or use it for crossings.

Limonene is a hydrocarbon, classified as a cyclic terpene. It is a colourless liquid at room temperatures with an extremely strong smell of oranges. It takes its name from the lemon because lemon and other citrus fruits contain high quantities of this compound, which is responsible for much of their smell.
Sabinene is a natural monoterpene and it is isolated from the essential oils of a variety of plants, mostly oak trees. Sabinene is one of the chemical compounds that contributes to the spiciness of black pepper and is a major constituent of carrot seed oil. It also occurs in tea tree oil at a low concentration. Again, this terpene is high in the Super Silver Haze

Myrcene, or β-myrcene, is also an organic compound. It is classified as a hydrocarbon and a monoterpene. It is obtained from the essential oil from various plants: bay, verbena, myrcia (from which is gets its name) and others. Myrcene is one of the most important chemicals used in the perfumery industry. Because of its pleasant odor, it is occasionally used directly. But it is also highly valued as an intermediate for the preparation of flavor and fragrance chemicals such as menthol, citronella, and geraniol. It is extremely high in the White Widow.


Also... cannabis has the most combined terpins than any other plant on earth ... most of the strainds I grow have about 15 dominate terpins which make up their flavour and smell content. Just remember to research about everything... especially if you are truely interested and especially if you want to bred a wonderfull masterpeice!
 
Damios

Damios

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I agree with you weedsofdestiny.

In terms of a broader reason why the plants smell or why anything smells for that matter (as well as why anything has taste) is because of bacteria.

Yes we have smell receptors and taste buds but without bacteria interacting between the comounds being smelled and tasted with our nose and tonuge then there would in fact be no taste or smell for us.

Ozone generators sterilize the air by killing bacteria using a UV light and therefore eliminating 100% of the smell becuase there is no bacteria left.

That's just my two cents. :joint: peace
 
LAX Skunky BwS

LAX Skunky BwS

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weedsofdestiny said:
IM not 100% exactly sure if im completely correct on this topic however here is my input. Cannabis and other types of trees are all in a similar group because of one specific trait that they all entail. Ofcourse this trait is called terpins. Terpins in resin is how the actual content of flavinoid's and smell is measured. With cannabis there are 4 main groups that the terpins resemble when we taste them.

1. Sweet 2. Sour 3. Spicy 4. Bitter.

Here is some information from Greenhouse Seed Companys site... they are starting to measure the Terpins in resin in combination with the other cannabis resin values.

These are some basic Terpin's found in cannabis.


Alpha-Pinene is an organic compound, found in the oils of many species of many species of pine trees. It is also found in the essential oil of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). 2 types of Alpha-pinene exist in nature, one more common in European pines, the other more common in North America. A mix of the two is present in the oil extracted from the eucalyptus tree. In the Green House range this terpene is at the highest level in the Super Silver Haze. So if you like pine-tree smelling and tasting weed, think of growing this strain, or use it for crossings.

Limonene is a hydrocarbon, classified as a cyclic terpene. It is a colourless liquid at room temperatures with an extremely strong smell of oranges. It takes its name from the lemon because lemon and other citrus fruits contain high quantities of this compound, which is responsible for much of their smell.
Sabinene is a natural monoterpene and it is isolated from the essential oils of a variety of plants, mostly oak trees. Sabinene is one of the chemical compounds that contributes to the spiciness of black pepper and is a major constituent of carrot seed oil. It also occurs in tea tree oil at a low concentration. Again, this terpene is high in the Super Silver Haze

Myrcene, or β-myrcene, is also an organic compound. It is classified as a hydrocarbon and a monoterpene. It is obtained from the essential oil from various plants: bay, verbena, myrcia (from which is gets its name) and others. Myrcene is one of the most important chemicals used in the perfumery industry. Because of its pleasant odor, it is occasionally used directly. But it is also highly valued as an intermediate for the preparation of flavor and fragrance chemicals such as menthol, citronella, and geraniol. It is extremely high in the White Widow.


Also... cannabis has the most combined terpins than any other plant on earth ... most of the strainds I grow have about 15 dominate terpins which make up their flavour and smell content. Just remember to research about everything... especially if you are truely interested and especially if you want to bred a wonderfull masterpeice!
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lol..........................
 
shepj

shepj

Oracle of Hallucinogens
some of you guys are dick fucks..

SpruceZeus & Weedsofdestiny good answers.

the rest of you who had stupid answers is due to your lack of knowledge of biology I am guessing?
 
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mdgcmd

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Wow there is a huge difference between potheads and pot smokers. Pot smokers are the ones that smoke pot but hold on to a sense of intelligence, and common sense. The pot heads are the lame retards burnout that lack all sense of intelligence and commonsense. Here is a pot head statement...
Why do farts smell?

Why do we fart?

Is it unpolite to fart in public?

Only god knows my friend.
This does not answer any questions and has no relevance to anything in the thread. On the other hand the pot smoke says...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terpenoid
Which offers real logical answers to a fair question of curiosity. I hope we can all learn from such statement in order to keep ourselves from sounding like retard dumb fucks.

OT:
I read that they smell as a defense mechanism in order to detour some predictors from attacking the plant. Deer for one will almost always avoid a flowering MJ plant due to it's stink. On the other hand before the plant is truly flowering they are not strong enough and deer will eat them. I am not sure how true this is but it what I read and heard before.
 
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