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The "idea" of breeding pure lines and creating F1 hybrids is to make something better than what is available. It is in fact how most popular veggies and fruits have been created, and what enables the food industry to support the ever growing population on the planet. It's what IMO all cannabis breeders should* do too (breed IBLs for breeding and growing, create F1 hybrids for growing, or improve IBLs through backcrossing traits into it). Many people have heard of Mendel's theories, but the man who put it into practice in a way it's still done today is Wilhelm Johannsen's, check out his Pure Line Theory and his discovery of heterosis/hybrid vigor.I like this idea, but I have trouble with the idea that what could be made from such a stock wouldn't be any better than what is available already.
Check out my thread. We throw away sooo many varieties for the exact reason @WalterWhiteFire state, keep the BANGER. We just did the full count of seeds hybrids I have created at work and its hovering around 140 hybrids and worked lines.I'd like to see a thread from a
breeder who throws out 98% of the plants grown and the keeper 2% produce flowers that don't serve any market.
And the space required to grow the required numbers must be immense.
I suspect most of the money in breeding these days are in the "one trick pony" autoflowers.
A plant that requires purchase of a manufactured seed is a cash cow for producers.
Problem is, it looks like a dry hole to me.
I can taste that Rudy in everything they produce.
And I don't like it.
Breeding is seductive.
Must be that plant sex thing.
*So we can all swap IBLs and make the world a better place.
My previous replies where more in reply to the question you posed, as in what would I do as a breeding project. When it comes to maintaining the original genetics as a seed bank I would go for open pollination 'per' strain. Any already true bred lines in those 50 will only produce true breds. The auto trait only expresses when homozygous, bred true, so will produce autos only.I think the best is to maintain the original genetics through the IBL
Realistically, instead of starting out with 50 strains, it's probably better to start out with a specific goal and see how many strains you'd need for that. Only so much you can do in one lifetime.
I could not agree less with that advice. And that last statement is just wrong. It's not how most cannabis breeders breed that I can give you. It's however how plants breed, and cannabis is just that, a plant. While not all traits and genes inherit according to 'simple' Mendelian rules throwing it out the window is like a carpenter throwing away his hammer, i.e. an essential tool. Mendel squares is about turning the unknown into known.Just some unsolicited advise, throw the Mendel squares out the window. That is not how cannabis breeds.
I think that's great advice. Mendel squares will get you nowhere. Start opening seeds!!!Just some unsolicited advise, throw the Mendel squares out the window. That is not how cannabis breeds. Too many unknowns.
And get to crackin brotha!
Peace
ha ha. Took the words right out of my brain. It's hard being a cruel overlord and culling the less desirable but essential to anything resembling progress.I'd throw 49 of them away and only keep THE BANGER to work with.
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