Basic Guide To Create Your Own Cannabis Strain
Have To Start Somewhere
Even when you are seeking to make a new strain you have to start somewhere.
Determine what you want to breed for…
Morphology
Cannabinoids
Terpenes
Flowering time
Yield
Plant behavior
Disease resistance
Know What is Currently Available
Once you know what you want to breed for, be sure to check and see if it already exists or if something is close to what you want.
This may help you start with material that will require less dramatic changes to get to your goals allowing for less time to get to the end result
In addition, it can help reduce the overall initial variability to help get your plan more specific and refined.
Breeding Goal
Once you have selected your breeding goal choosing stains that allow you to best achieve your goals can be selected.
Be sure you have areas to grow male (pollen producing) plants.
If you have multiple strains be sure plants are isolated to only allow known (chosen) crosses to take place.
Isolation is Important
When making crosses between plants you want to ensure you know the cross being made.
In order for this to occur both plants need to be isolated to ensure the crosses being made are known.
This should include both a physical isolation and also a ventilation isolation to avoid the unintentional travel of pollen.
Time and Labor are Required
This is something that will not occur in just one generation so you need to be wiling to commit to the long term process.
Establishing the growing areas and plants of both male and female genders so seeds can be produced are essential.
This will require space and organization.
Plant Health
While it is important to keep plants healthy no matter what the situation, for breeding it can be extra important as you may only be working with only one plant with unique genetics.
Keeping the plant material healthy is of extra importance as there is often no back-ups.
Record Keeping
This allows for documentation and this is critical to any successful growing or breeding operation.
Other Videos to Provide Specifics Include…
How To Select Cannabis Plant Material For Breeding
Selecting a Male Plant for Cannabis Breeding
General Cannabis Breeding Overview
… and more;-)
Link to Lecture Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_aD3iFPo5MJXOlUMdtU9yn0GVn0eAWN6/view?usp=sharing
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