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The New Age of Cannabis Culture: Mutageneis Breeding
Abstract: "DNA is the 'instruction manual' for the successful growth of a living thing, from a single cell to a mature adult. When the DNA of an organism is somehow 'damaged,' it can have an impact on the organism's development over time."
Process: There are different kinds of mutagenic breeding such as using chemical mutagens like ethyl methanesulfonate and dimethyl sulfate, radiation and transposons are used to generate mutants. Mutation breeding is commonly used to produce traits in crops such as larger seeds, new colors, or sweeter fruits, that either cannot be found in nature or have been lost during evolution.
Concerning the exposing of vegetable seeds to X-rays, here is a bit of information I found online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_breeding - Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as "variation breeding", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation in order to generate mutants with desirable traits (or lacking undesirable ones) to be bred with other cultivars. Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds. From 1930 to 2014 more than 3200 mutagenic plant varietals have been released[1][2] that have been derived either as direct mutants (70%) or from their progeny (30%).[3] Crop plants account for 75% of released mutagenic species with the remaining 25% ornamentals or decorative plants.[4] However, although the FAO/IAEA reported in 2014 that over 1,000 mutant varietals of major staple crops were being grown worldwide,[1] it is unclear how many of these varieties are currently used in agriculture or horticulture around the world, as these seeds are not always identified or labeled as being mutagenic or having a mutagenic provenance.[5] (continued)
and I also googled: " how to make a homemade x-ray machine " which information from the various sites I found quite informative, in that it is really a simple task for a non-technical guy like me to construct a crude but effective x-ray device. However, it is really important that one should take sufficient precautions to avoid even slight exposure to the powerful rays!
Here is another article detailing x-ray experiments conducted from 1926 to 1933:
http://ww were in sprouted condition. No significant changes have been observed in the case of radishes, exposed sprouted as well as dry, and of corn exposed dry.
Employment of various wavelengths of radiations, intensities, duration of exposure, including as yet unknown, undiscovered energies, could offer untold opportunities for advanced cannabis botanical mutagenesis experimentation.
Capt. Kirk: [on ship-wide speakers] "Captain to crew: Those of you who have served for long on this vessel have encountered alien life-forms. You know the greatest danger facing us is..... ourselves, and irrational fear of the unknown. There's no such thing as 'the unknown,' only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood." ~ The Corbomite Maneuver (1966) Star Trek (TV Series) :kitty:
Abstract: "DNA is the 'instruction manual' for the successful growth of a living thing, from a single cell to a mature adult. When the DNA of an organism is somehow 'damaged,' it can have an impact on the organism's development over time."
Process: There are different kinds of mutagenic breeding such as using chemical mutagens like ethyl methanesulfonate and dimethyl sulfate, radiation and transposons are used to generate mutants. Mutation breeding is commonly used to produce traits in crops such as larger seeds, new colors, or sweeter fruits, that either cannot be found in nature or have been lost during evolution.
Concerning the exposing of vegetable seeds to X-rays, here is a bit of information I found online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_breeding - Mutation breeding, sometimes referred to as "variation breeding", is the process of exposing seeds to chemicals or radiation in order to generate mutants with desirable traits (or lacking undesirable ones) to be bred with other cultivars. Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds. From 1930 to 2014 more than 3200 mutagenic plant varietals have been released[1][2] that have been derived either as direct mutants (70%) or from their progeny (30%).[3] Crop plants account for 75% of released mutagenic species with the remaining 25% ornamentals or decorative plants.[4] However, although the FAO/IAEA reported in 2014 that over 1,000 mutant varietals of major staple crops were being grown worldwide,[1] it is unclear how many of these varieties are currently used in agriculture or horticulture around the world, as these seeds are not always identified or labeled as being mutagenic or having a mutagenic provenance.[5] (continued)
and I also googled: " how to make a homemade x-ray machine " which information from the various sites I found quite informative, in that it is really a simple task for a non-technical guy like me to construct a crude but effective x-ray device. However, it is really important that one should take sufficient precautions to avoid even slight exposure to the powerful rays!
Here is another article detailing x-ray experiments conducted from 1926 to 1933:
http://ww were in sprouted condition. No significant changes have been observed in the case of radishes, exposed sprouted as well as dry, and of corn exposed dry.
Employment of various wavelengths of radiations, intensities, duration of exposure, including as yet unknown, undiscovered energies, could offer untold opportunities for advanced cannabis botanical mutagenesis experimentation.
Capt. Kirk: [on ship-wide speakers] "Captain to crew: Those of you who have served for long on this vessel have encountered alien life-forms. You know the greatest danger facing us is..... ourselves, and irrational fear of the unknown. There's no such thing as 'the unknown,' only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood." ~ The Corbomite Maneuver (1966) Star Trek (TV Series) :kitty: