what makes a good male for breeding

[jaykush]

Wouldnt that depend on your goal of breeding? Just find plants that are tall, short, bushy, have lots of pollen, vigorous, not too much stretch, etc.. find traits that you really like and thats it. what are you breeding for? do you want a taller plant? shorter? faster maturity? have a clear goal in mind and find as many similar plants and pollenate...

yes, exactly. you could just go by the way it goes, but if you have an idea in mind there will be much much better satisfaction and product in the end.

Tric field does not relate to potentcy what so ever, u can pick males by physical appearence, but once you have found 5 or 6 males that meet your criteria, you must test cross each individual to see what that male will throw in the population.

the way in which each male combines with your select females will determine which male is worth a rip. your ugly duckling could be the best parent

cant pick anything by looks. i always pick a few males with different ideas in mind of which way the cross will go if i used that male, narrow it down some more and pick out the ones that fall short of expectation or what ur going for, then some more to try 2-3 top quality males and pollinate the slect female.

then after that you gotta grow each ones kids and try them out and so on. lots of work, lots of time but so worth it in the end.

 

[Guest]

this is what i like i have to find one now !!!! i lifted this from an other site but it gives me hope enjoy all and as allways

see ya soon

 

[guineapig]

Maybe not, but most people would say "more crystals, better smoke". So it's what I look for.

while i realize that appearances can sometimes be deceiving and the "more crystals, better smoke" rule of thumb can sometimes fail you (many people cite some variations of white widow as an example of super frostiness with a mediocre potency), wouldn't you still be looking for males which exhibit the maximum trichome amount?

So maybe trichome expression is even more important in the selection of a "stud" than it is for the selection of the female plant......how different in selecting males vs. females? It seems to me that it would be more difficult to select the best male.....but i'm not quite sure and this is a very interesting topic......

Awesome pics AnnaC!!! I hope your strains are ready soon for release to the masses.....

great thread everyone.....love the masculine photography.....and yes i'm heterosexual.........hehehee just kidding.....or am i?

kind regards,
your pal guineapig

 

[Verite]

I thought I would post this before it gets chopped. This is some of AnnaC's NYCD F2's

 

[Guest]

wow bro nice d00d there

looks kinda like our "super jack"

really nice tight formation there...

u grew that, verite? what did u unleash that on?

be well

cj

 

[Guest]

When you do the stalk rub, also look for coloration(purple!) on the main stem and leaf stems.

this is insignificant, IMO.

 

[guineapig]

super dense concentrations of male flower clusters on that male there Verite......would that translate into offspring which show dense buds? hmmmmmm.......-gp out

 

[raygun]

WOW Verite that dude has some balls!
Great job to Anna'C
Hey ~V~ what were the ladies like i know but can you direct me to a post you might have?
That pick puts shame to my apollos mist male
Peace
~raygun~

 

[Guest]

I thought I would post this before it gets chopped. This is some of AnnaC's NYCD F2's

awsome job Verite ...now that's a male to be proud of. I thought it was a female at first and then I clicked on the pic for the blowup...pollen flew everywhere.:jawdrop: it looks allot like the original male that I used to make the NYCD F2s and the Mind Boggle x NYCD, Montels Pride x NYCD Somatooth 2 x NYCD. As CaptainJack ask...what did you unleash it on? It should be a very nice Xcross. keep up the awsome work Verite.

hey there guineapig...thanks for the kind words. We are working on the Mind Boggle projects and it is coming along very quickly and on schedule. I should have the test grows going out in another 60+ days. I will keep everyone posted.

hello raygun ...thank you for the kudos :friends:


annac

 

[Verite]

That one got crossed with one other AnnaC NYCD F2, a couple of Rodge420's Orange Krunks, and a few of Reefermans Sour D's. The NYCD and RM Sour D will be my first tastes of Diesel so Im pretty psyched. I'll post some more pics when they are worthy, two thumbs up to rodge as the Orange Krunk looks really good for only 45 days into flower. I'll have to flip a couple pics over to 420-genetics.

 

[Guest]

diesel is yummel :-D

cj

 

[Guest]

what makes a good male one that pas the test of time and testing
chat ya later clips

 

[funkervogt]

I'm going to bump this 5-year-old thread to see if there are any new developments in male selection...

Selection criteria on this thread seem to be:

• Male flower production
• Vigor
• Trichome production
• Can't tell by looking, must cross and test to select males

 

[fetissijuselius]

You shouldn't pick the male solely based on its size because you don't want one that concentrates all the energy in producing fiber. Instead, pick the one that produces the most sacks and resin.

 

[love?]

How do you know what I want?

No but seriously, these floppy stems a lot of strains have are annoying.

 

[Thule]

Big Balls

 

[Dr_Tre]

Nobody mentioned smell?

 

[mean mr.mustard]

Their children will tell the story. The proof is in the pudding, and when you know it, the proof is awesome

PS You could pick more than one

 

[ibjamming]

Their children will tell the story. The proof is in the pudding, and when you know it, the proof is awesome

PS You could pick more than one

This is what I believe...you won't know until you "test" it...by growing its offspring and smoking them. I think the rest of the things people look at are "indicators" of a good male...but to be sure...you've got to let him do his thing to the ladies and see what comes out.

Even then...you'll get some great, some good, and some not so good. It's the nature of the game. Genetic randomness...not every "child" of great parents comes out great themselves.

Look at how YOU came out!!

I'm kidding...

 

[darwinsbulldog]

You shouldn't pick the male solely based on its size because you don't want one that concentrates all the energy in producing fiber. Instead, pick the one that produces the most sacks and resin.

yeah that's exactly it, you want a plant that doesn't grow tall and fast because that means it's putting more energy into fibre, you want a slower or shorter growing, they'll most often have better resin and pollen production.

also, scratch sniff test is a good and predictable trait examination technique i've heard, you scratch a stem or leaf lightly and then sniff it to get a sense of it's aroma and select for the smells you like, you can also smoke the leaves though they won't be as potent as female flowers but you'll still get high and be able to tell the more potent males from the others, you can also induce female flowers with chemicals in males and then smoke those flowers i believe

darwin