Cross-Pollination Between Male and Female Marijuana Strains
Regular Marijuana Seeds 100% chemical and un-altered, regular marijuana seeds can produce either male or female plants, and are often bred from either a male and Female parent. This is a popular method to grow the cannabis plant that many people have chosen as their favorite form of growing marijuana. The process is much like cross-breeding, which is when one species is altered to create a new one. Cross-breeding can be useful for the plant to create many different types of desirable plants.
Cross-breeding is the process of crossing one specific variety with another variety to create new, desired plants or crops. Most commonly, the plants produced by cross-breeding are much more common than regular marijuana seeds and thus tend to be much cheaper to buy in bulk. It is also very easy to distinguish between the plants created through cross-breeding, as they tend to come in similar colors and appearance. Many people who breed their own marijuana, and breed different strains for personal consumption, do so use feminized seeds, as feminized seeds create the most desirable hybrid.
Although most regular marijuana seeds tend to be female, it is possible to find a male plant that is also female. Typically, the marijuana plant that has a female reproductive system will have buds that are darker red or purple in color. On the other hand, the regular seeds tend to be pink in color. These differences can create a great deal of strain and differences in the final products, depending on the desired end result.
The seeds used to produce feminized plants are generally mixtures of two females and one male. The two varieties of plants are usually taken from the same seed bank, and then mixtures are created to produce new cross-bred offspring. When cross-breeding two different marijuana plants, it is necessary to identify which variety is the true mother plant, and which one is the pseudo-maternal plant. This identification is often referred to as paternity testing. The test will determine whether the traits of both plants are identical or whether one is actually more closely related to the true mother plant than the pseudo-maternal.
When cross-breeding regular marijuana seeds with feminized cannabis seeds, chances are that you will end up with a product that has significant genetic differences from its true counterpart. Some common traits that occur when crossing two different genetics with regards to marijuana are coloration, smell, and overall appearance. Marijuana with an altered smell due to crossbreeding with feminized cannabis seeds may produce a significantly different smell than pure marijuana. Crossbreeding between distinct varieties can lead to radically different effects in the final product.
If cross-breeding between different marijuana strains is undertaken for purely aesthetic reasons, the end result will likely have little aesthetic value. It is important that when breeding two cannabis plants that the flowers, and the overall appearance, do not vary too much from each other. The best way to achieve this is by ensuring that the plants are grown under similar growing conditions. Cross-breeding between standard marijuana strains for the purposes of aesthetic reasons is most likely to produce a cross-breed hybrid that will result in an abnormal, and sometimes undesirable, plant.
Those who buy regular seeds for use in the production of feminized seeds need to be careful when cross-pollinating. If the female plant is in a poor condition, it will make it much more difficult to produce the desired effect. Any cross-pollination that occurs must be performed with utmost care to ensure that the feminized seeds have the best chance at making it through the flowering stage of the plants, and into the subsequent years. In some cases, it may simply be impossible to cross-pollinate two plants that have completely different growing conditions.
Cross-pollination between male plants, if it occurs, must also be done with great care to ensure that the females have an equal chance of bearing the new hybrid. When growing feminized seeds for the sole purpose of crossing-pollinate with regular marijuana seeds, it is highly recommended that you buy only female plants. Buying plants from different providers can help to ensure that there are no ‘strain‘ factors involved, and the chances of getting more than one strain in your marijuana crop are small. With a little care and attention, it should be possible to grow a feminized cannabis strain that produces the same results as a regular marijuana strain.