metagrower
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Nothing solid really. I mean, we aren't a bunch of scientists, and scientists with access to cannabis apparently don't study this part. Therefore this thread is rife with speculation.
Seed Predisposition
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bicycle racer
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no but as far as clones go i know people who have purchased the same clones as me at the same time (grower friends) 1 person will get some herms clearly because of enviroment it seems and 3 of us wont or vice versa. the cannabis genome like some other plants will not let itself die out simply because of lack of plants of opposite sex plants can't change location as some organisms can without pollinating insects or other pollinating species to help with genetic diversity. cannabis generally have less symbiotic insect relationships tham many other species of plants therfore self pollination could be very valuable if needed. inbred plants or any organism tend to be weak and prone to sickness if inbreeding continues so i feel this is a last resort of the plant. so i feel the cannabis species particularly female plants certainly have this ability but this is variable beetween strains of different locals
bicycle racer
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there will likely be no definete answer as people prefer to feel they are right as opposed to learning or discussing. it is unfortunate being that we should be on the same side because we are a minority here as cannabis growers medical or not. unfortunetly this seems to be the general theme very frustraiting
metagrower
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Well, I for one, after reading this thread and checking various other resources that I didn't track because I didn't prepare to present my findings, believe that seeds are predisposed to be one sex over the other; but that a plant can change sex entirely based on environment.
There are common threads throughout the theories surrounding the argument that environment effects sex. Everything that I have read dealing with environment effecting sex suggests that highland plants are more likely to grow males while lowland plants are more likely to grow into females.
Some more research:
" Although genetic factors dispose a plant to become male or female, environmental factors including the diurnal light cycle can alter sexual expression."
Cannabis sativa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I added the [citation needed] in hopes that someone will soon edit the page and add a citation. That would settle it once and for all. But I think this is enough information to go on, really.
There are common threads throughout the theories surrounding the argument that environment effects sex. Everything that I have read dealing with environment effecting sex suggests that highland plants are more likely to grow males while lowland plants are more likely to grow into females.
Some more research:
" Although genetic factors dispose a plant to become male or female, environmental factors including the diurnal light cycle can alter sexual expression."
Cannabis sativa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I added the [citation needed] in hopes that someone will soon edit the page and add a citation. That would settle it once and for all. But I think this is enough information to go on, really.