I thought so, too. I got turned onto Electroculture in general by watching a video by Aaron Murakami. Here's a preview of the video that I ended up purchasing along with his pdf "Electro-Biohacking, Influincing gene expression with dielectric fields and experimental proof that it works". 2021 ESTC Prev., Practical Methods for Electrostatic Stimulation Upon Organic Growth, Griffin Brock
Reading through the comments from the link that I posted in my last post got me thinking: Is it possible to revive a strain using a tissue culture obtained from dried, seemingly dead plants/buds using the Ebner effect?
I don't think you can revive plants from completely dried and 100% dead specimens but perhaps Im mistaken. When the plants "die" during the winter they are not technically dead they are dormant and they first drop their leaves then pull all their energy into the trunk, stalks, and branches in order to hibernate and survive through the winter freeze. Then once spring comes and the temperatures rise above freezing it triggers a response internally and the plant uses its stored energy to push new leaf growth back out thus repeating the annual seasonal process. Technically the plants never died during the process I do not think. But fuck man what do I know? I'm no botanist so perhaps there is a way to bring dead plant cells back to life that would be epic. Maybe this Ebner has something to do with it
Yea, I was thinking more along the lines of regeneration of cells that may not be quite dead from drying out. That open mind you got there: "perhaps there is a way to bring dead plant cells back to life that would be epic", is most definitely how we Git-r-done
Excellent post! That stank dank was highly coveted in my time and place (Southern New Mexico, late 70's early 80's). We were so close to the border that all we really ever got was seeds-a-million, dirt weed. But on that rare occasion, someway somehow, we got that bomb stank that would have you puking up your ramen (broke days!) from the smell alone. Smoking it added a lung to your ramen!
I'm sure that you're already familiar with this, but if not, this is a pretty enticing description: "From 20 females I have grown from the original seeds I received, I have gotten 2 legit Road Kill type Skunk females...Spot on Road Kill Skunk terpenes/smells, no ifs ands or buts...It’s almost cat-pissy in its acrid/sour nature, very close". Link: Red Russian
Awesome man! Im down to try it. I will throw it in the mix for sure I have so much vintage skunk shit going Im bound to find something good! I love the description "It’s almost cat-pissy in its acrid/sour nature, very close" thats exactly what Im looking for. When you ran this how was the nug density? Is it more tight like an indica or fluffy like a sativa?
Oh ok. So this was a testimonial from someone else I gotcha.Didn't run it, bud. On the hunt for that old-school STANK, just like you
Check the link above. Much more about it in the description.
Great hints
Kentucky, coal mines? Sounds like they were growing weed in sulfur rich areas. The microbiome that eats that sulfur sounds like the key! "Such organisms thrive in acidic sulfur springs and in association with mining activities where microbial oxidation of pyrite and other reduced sulfur compounds lead to the formation of sulfuric acid". The clues are coming together! Link: Acidophiles Link: Acidophileyour insights are right on the money. heres some cool info for you on sulfur compounds in cannabis. i normally dont like hype strains, but having grown gelato 33 it def reeks.
Discovery of new compounds solves mystery of cannabis’ pungent smell
A new study is offering one of the most comprehensive investigations ever conducted into the chemical origins of cannabis' unique “skunk-like” smell. The study reveals an entirely new family of sulfur compounds accounts for the novel odor and these molecules are chemically similar to aroma…newatlas.com
the first link is an article summary the second is the full paper. continuing on the soil, not only the content of fungi/bacteria facilitates, but also the swampy nature comes into play as well. using skunk cabbage as a comparison, the sulfur compounds thrive in acidic aerobic environments. so the boggy ness is key. now calcium oxalate is mentioned in the article as a key component of the skunk cabbage leaf which aids in plant protect, but also encourages the formation of these compounds. now a lot of plants which have volatile sulfur compounds deploy them in order to attract specific rare pollinators ie beetles and flies as opposed to bees butterfly etc. the carrion odor produced for these pollinators mimic smell of dead/decaying odors which these pollinators thrive on. in fact skunk cabbage is thermogenic- able to produce its own heat source which increases the range and content of these compounds for attraction. in this way the hps and high temperatures mentioned certainly amplified the smells. i find it interesting that kentucky/ohio/ virginia were many times the source of these rks acclimated lines. in the 1800s chinese hemp was brought in to kentucky. this is relevant because asian hemp as been shown to produce piperdine, which as a member of the amine family has incredibly pungent smell and attracts flies. is it possible that there was admixture with the afghan/mexican hybrids in these areas? and did the specific anaerobic bacteria in the swampy environment cause the skunk lines to transform and metabolize these asian hemp like profiles.
the article also points out the similarity between garlic/onion and skunk smell. these profiles are found in guerrero landraces, and according the sam the ratman, the Colombian gold x afghan hybrid was put to aco gold as the final step for sk1. since a golds close proximity to guerrero , maybe the Mexican component is more important .mountain organics has the real deal a gold and has used "beaver musk" to describe its profile. outside of the roadkill name, rks description sometimes skips over the skunk part. to me, the immediate and drastic skunk musk odor of roadkill is mostly due to all of the skunk musk being released at once due to the pressure of being run over. sulfur compounds and amines in plants are designed to attract far away pollinators in plants in the same way a skunks spray is immediately detected in animals as a deterrent. very cool research man
Don’t forget everyone used to use Malathion for ipm. Supposed to be real skunky on its own
Wow, interesting. Malathion contains Sulfanyl, "a simple radical molecule consisting of one hydrogen and one sulfur atom". Link: Sulfanyl Link: Malathion
Not sure if it is that simple but it is an interesting take.My plants share the same aroma indoor and outdoor,hydroponics or soil,seed after seed and crosses reflect it as well to a degree both ways and I can select for more or less aroma and it continues. I think it's genetic and is to repel predators or attract (if found desirable like some humans do)depending on aroma since all plants do it,also some tomato plants smell skunky as does cabbage, but I'm just speculating,perhaps degree of odor would change depending on severity of predator infestation. I think plants possess all sorts of odor defense as to which worked for them in their native origin.That would also mean other aromas are dependent on the theory, so pretty soon weed could be odorless if medium was devoid of certain chemicals?
Sounds like we are blanding out our weed, for sure.