Not saying I'm right....just though I would share
My observations
A bean sprouts under 12/12...it takes 3-4 weeks, shows sex.....18 weeks later its chopped. But a clone was taken
Clone vegged, at about 4 weeks, showed sex and put in flower...was chopped 18 weeks later
Was it flowering for 18 weeks each time??
What if its an outdoor plant..it will flower in more than 12 hours of light some with 14 etc..at what point is an outdoor crop flowering?
What about true equatorial Sativas that go by age
"The signal is initiated by the production of messenger RNA (mRNA) coding a transcription factor called CONSTANS (CO). CO mRNA is produced approximately 12 hours after dawn, a cycle regulated by the plant's biological clock. [3] This mRNA is then translated into CO protein. However CO protein is stable only in light, so levels stay low throughout short days and are only able to peak at dusk during long days when there is still a little light. [4][5] CO protein promotes transcription of another gene called Flowering Locus T (FT). By this mechanism, CO protein may only reach levels capable of promoting FT transcription when exposed to long days. Hence, the transmission of florigen -- and thus, the induction of flowering-- relies on a comparison between the plant's perception of day/night and its own internal biological clock. [2]"
Each plant has a different length critical photoperiod, or critical night length.
This same concept applies to our beloved plant as well as all plants despite when they flower...for the most part
There are three physiological developments that must occur in order for this to take place: firstly, the plant must pass from sexual immaturity into a sexually mature state (i.e. a transition towards flowering); secondly, the transformation of the apical meristem’s function from a vegetative meristem into a floral meristem or inflorescence.. An external stimulus is then required in order to trigger the differentiation of the meristem into a flower. This stimulus will activate mitotic cell division in the meristem, particularly on its sides where new primordia are formed. This same stimulus will also cause the meristem to follow a developmental pattern that will lead to the floral growth.."
Flowering starts with pistil/bud formation....or the switch to 12/12 on a mature plant....it does not have to have flowers to be flowering..once its on 12/12 its technically flowering with the build up of hormones, which build up the very first night....
I believe I was the one subfool was talking too...unless there were other threads...before his absence