can anyone tell me about selfing?

BudMatician · Jan 21, 2005

I recently heard that there is a technique called selfing in wich you polinate to unlock ancestery traits of a plant. Is there any truth to the latter and if so, what are the pros and cons of such techniques. any and all info will be much appreciated. LIFE SNOT ANYTHING

deZerTomB · Jan 21, 2005

Selfing is a technique of applying chemicals to a female plant which turn it into a male for breeding back to the original female. The great debate is whether this creates a greater tendency for hermies.

MsHerbalivation · Jan 21, 2005

dezertomb...
Thanks for the answer. I've been wondering what selfing was myself. Didn't realized that's what it was all about. Is that really a healthy thing for the plant? Doesn't that stress it out? Duh...thus the sex change I guess... lol :smile:

HerbWeedman · Jan 21, 2005

CBF has a thread on this that has some good info and some Pro/Con debate. I'm not good at linking (or typing) but a quick search might yield some more info. I think it's called "What do you growas think about selfin". I think it is in this forum. Peace and good growing, Herb

Guest · Jan 21, 2005

Isn't that gibberellic acid that is used to reverse sex?

Guest · Jan 21, 2005

reverse sex

reverse sex

another chemical is called sts formula.you can spray on the plant to reverse sex .

BudMatician · Jan 21, 2005

Thanks ya'll,
I appriciate all the help and i am going to go search for that thread although i think i may have already been there. No harm in finding out i allways like to say.well, if anyone has more info please let me know. Peace

bikertrash · Jan 21, 2005

CRAZY IM TELLIN YA..THATS WHAT IT IS!!(HEHE).BT

Freakazoid44 · Jan 21, 2005

MsHerbalivation said:
dezertomb...
Thanks for the answer. I've been wondering what selfing was myself. Didn't realized that's what it was all about. Is that really a healthy thing for the plant? Doesn't that stress it out? Duh...thus the sex change I guess... lol :smile:

I've heard the social backlash and family condemnation is almost as stressful as the physical stress for the plant who has had her sex changed... :biglaugh:

Harry Gypsna · Jan 22, 2005

^^^^^pmsl@ that

BudMatician · Jan 22, 2005

So what's up HG? have you any experience selfing or can you go any more into depth on the process of such?

Harry Gypsna · Jan 22, 2005

Nope, sorry m8, but if u look at REZDOG's thread asking what we think of fem seeds, the process is explaioned there a bit, Capt Crip would know too, as far as i know, u can do it with light,(I have some seeds a friend produced under 6/6/6/6 light cycle.
Then there is gibberellic acid, and something called Silver tri sulphate,...I think, lol. Sorry canyt be more help- 2 u. had to luagh at the social backl;ash joke, lol

cannadragon · Jan 22, 2005

selfing will not gaurantee the offspring will be exactly like the mother .

BudMatician · Jan 22, 2005

Thanks HG. I think i will go look at some of those ather threads. Never the less, if anyone has more info on this topic please let me know it would be Much appriciated. PEACE

Freakazoid44 · Jan 22, 2005

very good point

very good point

cannadragon said:
selfing will not gaurantee the offspring will be exactly like the mother .

Selfing is not equal to cloning. However, selfing will be much more likely to propagate offspring much closer to the single parent than normal within-generation breeding (female to brother, for instance).

BudMatician · Jan 23, 2005

awesome, I think from what i've learned, i'm going to stick to cloning. FOR NOW BUT NOT FOREVER. as long as this method is done with two true fem. the end result will be a whole bunh of feminezed seeds right? so i could keep a strain around in seed form if you don't have a male to breed with.

BudMatician · Jan 26, 2005

Thank you all verry much for the info on what selfing is. Can anyone delve into any detailed instructions of some sort on the process itself? I have built a few aero veg tubs since i posted the question origisaly and am thinking of producing some seeds for an outdoor grow. What is the best method for selfing a plant aeroponicly?Any and all info or comments strongly appriciated. PEACE.

Freakazoid44 · Jan 26, 2005

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BudMatician said:
Thank you all verry much for the info on what selfing is. Can anyone delve into any detailed instructions of some sort on the process itself? I have built a few aero veg tubs since i posted the question origisaly and am thinking of producing some seeds for an outdoor grow. What is the best method for selfing a plant aeroponicly?Any and all info or comments strongly appriciated. PEACE.

It seems to me that the most innocuous route would the the STS spray, since it uses small amounts of photography development chemicals you can purchase with cash at a camera store, and it seems to have decent word of mouth feedback... Obviously, spraying chemicals based on metals means you can't smoke the weed after you've de-seeded it.

Anyhoo...

(Using STS, with discussions of dilution and respraying)

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbport...php?s=&threadid=53457&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

(Rodelization thread) -

http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread.php?t=301760

(Selfed/feminized reports)

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=63004

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=64800

BudMatician · Jan 29, 2005

Thanks so much Freakazoid44,
I think this should get me started. Maybe even finished. Well, either way, I think i am going to try it with my D P Blueberry. Does anyone know or have any idea about the process that Dutch Passion is using to Fem. thier seeds? I have a feeling thier procedures would work best with thier strain. Anyways, PEACE !!!!!!!!!!

Hashmasta-Kut · Jan 29, 2005

Freakazoid44 said:
It seems to me that the most innocuous route would the the STS spray, since it uses small amounts of photography development chemicals you can purchase with cash at a camera store, and it seems to have decent word of mouth feedback... Obviously, spraying chemicals based on metals means you can't smoke the weed after you've de-seeded it.

Anyhoo...

(Using STS, with discussions of dilution and respraying)

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbport...php?s=&threadid=53457&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

(Rodelization thread) -

http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread.php?t=301760

(Selfed/feminized reports)

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=63004

http://www.cannabisworld.org/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?threadid=64800

this is a good way, research indicates for sure.

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