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Hey guys, been on lurker for a while, not sure if I've ever posted before, but reading this I figured I had to. I'm not saying there's no loss of vigor over time, but I've never experienced it. If someone experiences a loss of vigor over time, it's definitely NOT genetic.
I like to keep mothers because I grow straight from clone to 12/12, with all of the plants packed in tight together. Therefore, I need the plans to grow as one straight stock with a single cola, and no side branching. So, if I was to take clones off my clones, I'd either have to wait for side branches or take a clone off the top which would cause it to split making more tops. Plus, I would have to take clones off the plants while they were in flower. Not good for my style of growing. In the past, when I was growing larger plants, I took clones of clones for 2 and 1/2 years, and never noticed any loss of vigor.
There is definitely no change in the genetic makeup of the plant via cloning. The DNA will not change at all, that is impossible. There is no such thing as "genetic drift" unless females are being pollinated, and seeds are being grown. You cannot change the DNA of a plant by taking clones of it, not even for a thousand years.
I like to keep mothers because I grow straight from clone to 12/12, with all of the plants packed in tight together. Therefore, I need the plans to grow as one straight stock with a single cola, and no side branching. So, if I was to take clones off my clones, I'd either have to wait for side branches or take a clone off the top which would cause it to split making more tops. Plus, I would have to take clones off the plants while they were in flower. Not good for my style of growing. In the past, when I was growing larger plants, I took clones of clones for 2 and 1/2 years, and never noticed any loss of vigor.
There is definitely no change in the genetic makeup of the plant via cloning. The DNA will not change at all, that is impossible. There is no such thing as "genetic drift" unless females are being pollinated, and seeds are being grown. You cannot change the DNA of a plant by taking clones of it, not even for a thousand years.
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