Veg Duration in the Context of Mother Selection

If a grower were to pop a relatively large number of seeds, say about 50 (or 100 to account for males), could s/he accurately judge the quality of the plant with little to no veg time?

In other words, if 50 female seedlings were placed immediately in 12/12, would the final product have any significant difference when compared to those same genes vegged longer?

Say that vegging for a bit longer somehow improves the harvest either in terms of yield (obvious potential there), potency or aesthetic qualities (bag appeal) -- could one expect these changes to affect the entire gene pool similarly, or would it be worth the extra time (and space) necessary to 'mature' the plants to make sure the one picked as a mother is really best?

Does anyone out there totally disregard the final product when choosing moms, and instead focus on vigorous veg growth and/or ease of cloning?

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When picking a mother you base it on every aspect.


Veg growth
cloning times
and yield

Some also induce stresses during veg to see which can handle being brutal etc.

Also with that many seeds you would see a number of differing phenotypes which would need to be sorted through too.



J

I'm doing a cubing project and have a fair amount of seeds to work with. Actually I'm looking for males, but that's beside the point.

I'll pop 40-50 seeds and let those grow for a couple three weeks. At that time, I'll keep the 10 or so most vigorous plants and kill the rest. From those, I'll pick the nicest male and kill the rest.

Luther Burbank planted thousands of seeds and only kept 2 or 3. I don't have THAT many seeds, but even with 50 and a few weeks of growth there will be a very few that stand out from the rest. The pick of the litter if you will.

HTH

Wet