come on colocowboy admit your wrong I would. chimera says it clear as day that I'm right. you didn't find a strain of any other plant then cannabis did you? but no you won't find a variety of any seed other then cannabis called a strain. you also won't find the term strain used in botany as chimera clearly states. I know I see who the stupid one is like I said this is botany not biology stay in school dumb ass.
Dude your ignorant as hell, you provided me nothing therefore I owe you nothing. You claimed that the word is made up, I said it has a loose association but is certainly not made up. You have proved nothing except your ignorance, asking for me to admit that the facts aren't the facts is apropos in this discussion. Chimera is not speaking for you nor is he the foremost authority on botany. Just because your so persistent to prove what total and complete ass hole you are, here is a quote from the Marijuana Botany book you supposedly read by Robert Clark.
"If cross-pollination of two plants with a shared genetic trait (or self-pollination of a hermaphrodite) results in off spring that all exhibit the same trait, and if all subsequent (inbred) generations also exhibit it, then we say that the
strain (i.e., the line of offspring derived from common ancestors) is true-breeding, or breeds true, for that trait. A
strain may breed true for one or more traits while varying in other characteristics. For example, the traits of sweet aroma and early maturation may breed true, while off spring vary in size and shape. For a
strain to breed true for some trait, both of the gametes forming the offspring must have an identical complement of the genes that influence the expression of that trait. For example, in a
strain that breeds true for webbed leaves, any gamete from any parent in that population will contain the gene for webbed leaves, which we will signify with the letter w. Since each gamete carries one-half (in) of the genetic complement of the offspring, it follows that upon fertilization both "leaf shape" genes of the (2n) offspring will be w. That is, the offspring, like both parents, are ww. In turn, the offspring also breed true for webbed leaves because they have only w genes to pass on in their gametes."
**Oops, since your changing the game and wanting me to double up your slam dunk
http://howtosaveseeds.com/breeding.php for your proof... your a lazy fuck too btw.
here is your quote
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[h=2]How to Select a New Strain from an Existing Variety[/h] According to
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties
, the easiest way to create new plant varieties is by simple 'selection.' Selection means allowing
only plants that show desirable traits to produce seeds. If any plants don't show the traits you are looking for, you prevent them from pollinating the plants you have selected. It's possible to see changes in your variety the very next season!
Good candidates for selection might show better-than-average productivity under your gardening conditions, or high drought tolerance, or particularly good taste for instance. After a few seasons of saving seeds from only plants with the desired traits, a new strain can be created that is markedly different from the original variety.
Be careful not to go overboard when deciding which plants will be kept from reproducing, however—a healthy degree of genetic variability is essential to the vigor of any breeding population. If you become too selective and reduce the total number of parent plants to too-low a number, your variety will soon weaken from loss of genetic variability.
A good idea for maintaining some genetic diversity when selecting new varieties is to plant some seeds of the original variety in with your newly-selected seeds each season—especially after a season or two of aggressively developing the new traits. This will slow the process of creating your new variety over the short term, but will ensure that your seeds maintain their vigor over the long term because of having a sufficiently broad range of genetic characteristics.
An interesting example of ensuring continued vigor in a new variety by occasionally reintroducing some of its original ancestral genetic variability is the traditional Mexican practice of allowing an occasional teosinte plant (corn's wild ancestor) to grow among the corn plants in their fields. The
campesinos know that the wild teosinte will add genetic variability, adaptability and vigor to their domesticated seed stocks."
Just Vegetables mister ignoramus!
Now I am not saying your a DICK HEAD, no wait yea I am!
