Month: July 2023

Regular seeds have a number of benefits that are not available with feminized seeds. These include less waste of growing space, growing medium and nutrients.

SSSC regular cannabis seeds produce a natural proportion of male and female plants, which is useful for those looking to work with different phenotypes. These seeds can also be used for cloning.

Breeding

Cannabis breeding is the process of crossing two strains to produce offspring with desirable traits. This is a process that can only be done with regular seeds, and it’s usually performed by experienced cultivators who want to create their own tailored strains.

This process is a lot more complicated than feminized seeds, so it’s best to leave it to professional breeders who have the space and resources to create unique strains that offer exceptional potency and flavour. They can also create clones that root well and grow fast, allowing the grower to skip the germination stage.

To breed your own regular seeds, collect pollen from a male plant and store it in a container or sealable bag. Make sure to filter the pollen and remove any leaves or components from the anther, as this could lead to contamination. Storing the pollen in a freezer will preserve its strength and ensure that it does not spoil.

Cloning

Clones can be a good choice for beginners who want to grow their own marijuana, but they are not without risk. They may inherit the flaws of their parent plants, such as diseases and pests, that can cause problems in the future. It is important to look for a healthy clone that has no visible disease or signs of mold. The clone should also be a mature plant and not growing too quickly.

The clone should be dipped in a rooting hormone, and placed into a growing medium. The medium can be soil, or rockwool, which is commonly used in hydroponic growth systems. The clone should be watered frequently and fed a balanced nutrient solution. Many growers believe that starting from seed produces healthier, stronger, and more robust plants than clones. Moreover, seeds have a much longer shelf life than clones. Some growers prefer the genetics and taste of a seed strain, and find that feminized seeds are easier to work with than regular seeds.

Genetics

The most significant advantage of regular seeds is that they operate as nature intended. This means that they have a 50% chance of germinating as either male or female plants. This allows breeders to create new cultivars and offer superior clones to their customers. They are also ideal for experienced growers, who can use the male plants to cross with their females to produce unique strains.

While many growers prefer feminized seeds, regular seeds have their own set of advantages. For instance, they allow the grower to discover new phenotypes that can’t be created through chemically feminizing a parent plant. Moreover, they can also be used for breeding projects that are more complex. They are often less expensive than feminized seeds, making them a great option for novice and experienced growers alike. Regular seeds also have a lower risk of hermaphrodite plants than their feminized counterparts. This is especially true if they are stressed through techniques like topping, fimming, lollypopping, or defoliation.

Price

The price of regular seeds varies from seed bank to seed bank. The best way to find the cheapest seeds is to shop around and compare prices. Also, look for online seed banks that offer discounts during holidays such as 420 and Christmas.

For growers interested in breeding, regular cannabis seeds are ideal. They provide an equal balance of male and female plants, making them the perfect starting point for pheno hunting. In addition, they tend to produce vigorous plants that are less prone to stress during the growing process.

However, if you are new to breeding, you may want to start with feminized seeds. This will eliminate the risk of creating hermaphrodite plants, which are a waste of space and nutrients. However, you should still be aware that some of your plants will fail to germinate or turn out to be males, so it’s important to have a good understanding of plant sexing.

Many growers and breeders prefer regular seed over feminized seeds. This is because regular seeds produce a natural ratio of male and female plants which allows for breeding, creating new strains, or just growing.

Feminized seeds on the other hand only produce female plants and require you to identify and remove any male plants from your garden. This can be time consuming, especially for small-scale indoor operations.

Breeding

Unlike feminized seeds, regular seeds can produce male and female plants. Although the exact ratio of male to female plants can vary depending on environmental conditions, the average is around 50/50. Regular seeds are ideal for growers who want to experiment with different strains and create their own cultivars. They can be crossed with a variety of other strains to achieve unique flavors and terpene profiles.

The strengths of the corporate-based breeding orientation include entrepreneurship and innovative competitiveness, but it also induces path dependency and narrow-mindedness. Its weaknesses include the lack of recognition for the cultural value of seed, which should be considered a key driver of ecological and social resilience.

Cloning

Clones are cuttings taken from a mature mother plant. They are genetically identical to their mother, and if they were vegged for at least six weeks before the cut was made, they will be at the same stage of sexual maturity as their mothers.

Growers use clones to avoid the time-consuming process of seed propagation. This allows growers to get a crop up and running much faster than they could with seeds.

However, growing from clones is not without its drawbacks. They can develop root issues if they are not in the right growing medium (this is especially true for hydroponic clones). They also take longer than seeds to reach harvest time. This is because they need to spend energy developing a robust root system.

Genetic Stability

Seed vigor is an important trait that determines crop quality with respect to germination, establishment and tolerance to environmental stress factors. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In particular, the dynamics of DNA damage signaling, DNA repair and chromatin remodeling during desiccation remain to be studied.

Genetic stability studies are a critical part of seed molecular characterization. These studies include assessing the sequence stability of inserted events as well as phenotype and expression stability. Moreover, these studies can also reveal imprinted genes that affect seed development and traits. In addition, they can provide insights into the physiology and molecular basis of seed development, maturity, dormancy, germination and longevity. Furthermore, they can help breeders to optimize seed production and improve the crop yield. However, it is important to keep in mind that the stability of a gene insert depends on its host and plasmid characteristics.

Organic

As organic farming becomes more common, the demand for regular seed will increase. However, many farmers still opt to use conventional seed because of the lower price. This is problematic because it will delay the implementation of the European organic regulation and will lead to a shortage of organic seed.

This study uses a structural equation model to identify the underlying factors that influence the use of organic seed by European organic farmers. The results show that attitude, social norms, perceived usefulness, and perceived conditions are significant drivers of organic seed use. However, the effects of these variables differ across crop sectors and geographical areas.

In addition, we find that certification year interacts with farm size, with farmers using organic seed less frequently as their farms grow larger.

Price

Although feminized seeds are increasing in popularity some growers prefer the more natural approach of regular seed. Because they are not genetically modified they offer a wider variety of strains to choose from and are often cheaper than feminized seeds.

SSSC’s selection of regular cannabis seeds includes some of the finest sativa cultivars on the market. Amnesia Lemon regular combines the best of classic sativa traits to produce an aromatic bouquet of citrus with zesty lemon, orange and tangerine notes. This 22% THC regular seed will flower within ten weeks to produce yields weighing up to 35 oz.

For the more experienced growers regular weed seeds can also be used to create hybrids. These hermaphrodite plants can be pollinated with male cannabis plants to produce more female plants.

In botany, a seed is the characteristic reproductive body of flowering plants (angiosperms) and gymnosperms. It contains a miniature undeveloped plant (the embryo) and stored food reserves, enclosed within a protective coat.

Most seeds “wake up” and grow into new plants when they are exposed to conditions favorable for germination. Such conditions include:

Embryonic structure

A seed develops as a package inside which is an embryo and stored food. Its outside coating, known as the seed coat, forms from sporophyte tissues of its parent plant.

Embryonic development of seeds is complex. A specialized region of the outer layer, called the ectoderm, gives rise to the skin and nervous system. A groove in the center of the embryo encloses the neural tube, which will eventually become the brain and spinal cord. Tissues at the edges of this groove migrate throughout the embryo and give rise to peripheral nervous system (PNS) structures as well as non-nervous tissue.

A key feature of seed plants is that they undergo double fertilization during embryogenesis. This results in a food reserve, or endosperm, which feeds the embryo during germination. This feature differs from gymnosperms, such as conifers, which have no endosperm. During the germination process, an embryo grows down through the hypocotyl and epicotyle into the cotyledons or seed leaves of a monocot or dicot plant.

Nutrients

Seeds contain the starting materials for complex plants, and as such are dense in nutrients. They are high in protein, healthy fats and dietary fibre as well as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They support optimal immune, hormonal and cardiovascular health.

Seeds are also a great source of plant lignans, which help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers. They can be eaten whole or ground into a powder to add to your favourite foods.

Often overlooked for their more glamorous cousins nuts, seeds are packed with powerful nutrients and deserve to be included in everyone’s diet. They are a good source of protein, healthy fats and dietary fibre for omnivores, paleo and low FODMAP diets. They are also a good source of vitamin E and folate.

Dormancy

Seeds undergo a period of dormancy in order to survive in harsh conditions. The depth of the dormancy is determined by morphological and physiological properties. Marianna Nikolaeva developed a dormancy classification system which includes five classes; physiological (PD), morphological dormancy (MD), physical dormancy (PY) and combinational dormancy (PY + PD).

Physiological dormancy is induced by hormonal interactions between abscisic acid and gibberellins. Physical seed dormancy is mainly caused by water-impermeable seed or fruit coats and by phenolic compounds that inhibit germination. This type of dormancy is phylogenetically restricted and is probably an adaptation to specialized life strategies or habitats.

The germination of seeds is dependent on the balance between genetic and environmental factors that control this process. Genetically manipulated seeds can be used to identify the genes that promote or reduce germination. However, these mutants have pleiotropic effects on other processes which makes it difficult to distinguish the specific role of individual genes. Ongoing studies should allow a better insight into the regulation of these genes.

Dispersal

Getting the seeds to another place away from the parent plant is a crucial step. Seeds and fruits employ a variety of strategies to disperse themselves.

Many fruit-producing plants rely on animals to hitch a ride on the backs of their seeds. Animals, referred to as frugivores, are attracted by the attractive colors and scents of a plant’s fruits. They then eat them and either pass the seeds through their digestive tracts or drop them somewhere else (depending on the behavior of the animal).

Some plants produce fruits that float in water. When water currents carry the seeds, they may be transported far distances to new locations where they are able to grow. Water lilies are an example of this type of dispersal. Likewise, the seeds of the coco de mer palm tree float, allowing them to travel between remote islands in the Indian Ocean. Some seeds have hooks or barbs, which allow them to attach themselves to animals’ fur or feathers. If you’ve ever been on a hike and found a seed stuck to your coat, this is an example of animal-aided seed dispersal.