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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...
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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
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