Cannabis Fasciation

Avinash.miles · Dec 19, 2012

In a mixed genetics room of all clones, i have got a clone of a Drizella doing some very nice and unusual (for me at least) fasciation. Flattened main stem only, all other branches are round, top of plant is also fasciated, im interested what kind of bud it will produce.
Plants just started flowering 4 days ago, streching now. Only one plant in the entire room is doing this, and they all have been treated the exact same since being transplanted into final flowering containers.

same plant

Anyone have any experience with cannabis fasciation? products that caused it? strains that do it more than others? I have read that it can be caused by many things (diff. forms of stress usually), but is generally considered a random mutation (please correct me if im wrong).
Feel free to post pics of your fasciations of any species here, altho im especially interested in cannabis (of course).

IF there is another thread(s) about this id love to have links posted here, as well.

article w some pics @ fasciation:
http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/PLANTS/fascia.shtml

TheArchitect · Dec 19, 2012

Neat, I wonder if clones will do the same?

Puffaluffagus · Dec 19, 2012

Interesting.
I had to look this one up

When I first saw the thread title I laughed, and thought, haha, he can't spell fascination

TheArchitect · Dec 19, 2012

From your article. Particularly the bold.

Miscellaneous causes: Herbicides, insects and physical injury to the growing tip are reported to stimulate the occurrence of fasciations (Geneve, 1990). Fasciations also are reported to come about through spontaneous mutations (Gabillard and Pitrat). Conditions favoring rapid growth also favor the development of fasciations.

Maybe your shits just dialed in and it was a spontaneous genetic mutation.

rasputin · Dec 19, 2012

I had a Trainwreck x Princess Diesel show fasciation, or cresting as it's also known, a few years ago. From what I've gathered it occurs when a growth point changes from a round dome of cells into a crescent shaped one instead.

It was the only one out of 20 Trainwreck x Princess Diesel and about 25 other plants in the room at the time to do this. From clone it grew normally with no signs of any prior fasciation.

The flat stem was a trip and the main bud came in really odd. It was like a flat top with a ton of leaves poking out the side and this hard, ridged worm-like growth in the center. Very funky.

Skip · Dec 19, 2012

Wow, that looks like a centipede devouring your plant!

The only reason I came to this thread was I thought the title was misspelled, and that it was Cannabis Fascination... lol!

Learn something new every day around here!

TheArchitect · Dec 19, 2012

Call it centiweed lol

Kinda looks like a sunflower too

purple_man · Dec 19, 2012

seems to be a reoccuring thing... had alot of the flat stemmed freaky buds in a speed queen grow in 2k9 (out of 30+ fems, 4-5 sported that "variation")... in the end, those phenotypes proved to be unwanted (smokewise production style)... seems like those phenos invested more energy in timber production opposing bud production...

blessss
ps.: breeding with those, might help the fibre/pulp industry, but in no way the smokers crew!

GMT · Dec 19, 2012

watch the centre cola, theres a greater risk of bud rot with them.

Carraxe · Dec 20, 2012

I had a Serious' Bubblegum that had the same issue
cheers

Avinash.miles · Dec 20, 2012

TheArchitect said:
Maybe your shits just dialed in and it was a spontaneous genetic mutation.

i like to think so....
:thank you:

CasioCalculator · Dec 20, 2012

I had this happen to me on my previous (first) grow. The plant started out slower then the rest and then took off. It turned out alright but it was a bitch to trim.

Granger2 · Dec 21, 2012

I have a Euphorbia lactea cristata that I've been growing since the 70's.
http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/EU...lactea_cristata/Euphorbia_lactea_cristata.htm

Mine's like the ones in the link, but mucho mas grande. It occasionally puts out non crested stems. Some crest later, the others are removed. You said any species. I guess what you have would be Cannabis sativa "Drizella" cristata. Interesting. Keep us posted on how it turns out. -granger

barefootseeds · Dec 21, 2012

ive had some plants pop up in seed grows that had those fasciated stems, they look cool but are undesirable and ive always culled them. i remember seeing some pretty neat pictures of a fasciated NYCD fully flowered out on ICMAG somewhere..

MrSterling · Dec 21, 2012

I fucking love fasciation in plants, especially cannabis. Cockscomb is another great one.

ChaosCatalunya · Dec 22, 2012

GMT said:
watch the centre cola, theres a greater risk of bud rot with them.

This, and, a lot of bullshit, stem, wasted energy, I had 3 this year, all very poor yielders, next time I see one I am chopping it off, funky looker or not.

Avinash.miles · Dec 22, 2012

thanks for sharing chaos & everyone else, its an interesting anomaly, def no "ideal" for what all of us are doing, but im going to keep mine around and take some more pics as it progresses, its goin well, happy in week 1 still stretching.

Avinash.miles · Dec 22, 2012

Iffy · Dec 23, 2012

Fasciation

Fasciation

barefootseeds said:
ive had some plants pop up in seed grows that had those fasciated stems, they look cool but are undesirable and ive always culled them. i remember seeing some pretty neat pictures of a fasciated NYCD fully flowered out on ICMAG somewhere..

Why undesirable barefootseeds?

BullnAChinaShop · Dec 23, 2012

I have this right now on a sleestack x skunk in week 2 of veg. The fasciated stalk took over the main one believe it or not. It just kinda showed up a few days ago. My zinnia also did it this past summer. I will try to dig up a pic of the flower.

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