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  Cannabis

  Bridging the Gap Between Cannabis Breeding and Genetics

  The widespread legalization of cannabis and cannabis breeding has caused an explosion of varying tastes. Landrace cannabis has forcefully evolved from singular terpene...

  By: Luis Cordova | Plant Biotechnician, Pharmaceutical Scientist

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  Propagation

  How to Breed Your Own Cannabis Strain

  So, why do we and why should we breed cannabis? That may be a hard question for breeders to answer. Breeding can be a hobby, preserve genetic linage, improve health, or...

  By: Luis Cordova | Plant Biotechnician, Pharmaceutical Scientist

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  Propagation

  Let’s Talk About... Pollination

  Let’s face it, when you’re confined to a hole in the ground, finding romance can be challenging. To compensate, plants have perfected many showy, smelly,...

  By: Sara Elliott | Gardener, Writer

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  Propagation

  Understanding Genetic Combinations in Plant Breeding

  Natural SelectionImagine a hypothetical stand of plants growing naturally. The environment will put genetic pressure on the plants. If a plant doesn’t survive the...

  By: Grubbycup | Indoor Gardener, Owner & Writer of Grow with Grubbycup

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  Propagation

  The Basics of Breeding Your Own Cannabis Strains

  Breeding CannabisGrowing your own cannabis is one of the most rewarding experiences for a consumer. However, breeding your own strain is immensely more rewarding. The...

  By: Luis Cordova | Plant Biotechnician, Pharmaceutical Scientist

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  Propagation

  Breeding with Autoflowering Cannabis

  Cannabis normally requires long dark periods to trigger flowering, but there are varieties that will flower regardless of the lighting conditions. These are known as...

  By: Grubbycup | Indoor Gardener, Owner & Writer of Grow with Grubbycup

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  Plant Growth

  Sex and the Single Plant

  Hormones are organic molecules produced by plants and transported within them to various sites where they control, stimulate, inhibit or alter one another, affecting...

  By: Bob Ireland and Paul Davis

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  Cannabis

  Are Cannabis Plants Monecious or Dioecious?

  When we were told (or discovered by other means) about the “birds and the bees” of life, talk about the “flowers and the trees” was often omitted...

  By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional

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  Propagation

  Plant Sex: Dioeceous and Monoeceous Reproduction

  Life evolved in the oceans and stayed there - nothing bigger than a bacterium - for a couple of billion years. Slowly, life developed complex metabolic pathways,...

  By: Barbara H. Shaw

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  Propagation

  Self, Cross, and Open Pollination - What's Going On?

  Pollination is a sexy topic. Literally it pertains to the topic of plant reproduction. Unlike in the animal kingdom, however, there are a few different ways that plants...

  By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional

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  Propagation

  It Runs in the Family: Understanding Different Cannabis Phenotypes

  Cannabis plants come in all shapes and sizes. Even within a crop of a single strain, you can see some pretty drastic differences between plants. So, how is it that one...

  By: Cory Hughes | Commercial Grower

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  Cannabis

  5 Key Components of Female Cannabis Plants

  Female cannabis plants show five key characteristics that distinguish them from the males. The females grow the buds and are what growers cultivate.There are a few...

  By: Megan O'neill