How to produce autoflowering marijuana seeds

The autoflowering marijuana strains have been a boom in the cannabis world, especially for those less familiar with growers cultivating cannabis. Autoflowering seeds offering outside the normal harvest season, thanks to its rudelaris gene that makes no light-dependent (not flower reacting to the number of hours of sunlight they receive, if not from germination to maturity).

From the initial excitement with the appearance of Lowryder, it seems that lot of seed banks have fixed their best autoflowering, autoflowering hybrids for sisters features regular and feminized.

With this article we will take a look back at the history of autoflowering varieties , offering the pros and cons of growing .

History of marijuana autoflowering

Cannabis auto-flowering varieties are from the species cannabis ruderalis . This adaptation of the genes is considered by some as a species itself , and by others as a sub species of cannabis sativa or indica, which have been mixed wild in nature. The origin of this genetic monatañas migration comes from the Himalayas, the roof of the cannabis culture .

The Cannabis Ruderalis , as we know it today, has its roots in areas of the North, East and Central Europe and Central Asia, where environmental conditions are very different from warm areas that we normally associate with cannabis plants . The wide open spaces with typical short and cold summers ñargas daylight hours . In the northern hemisphere , the rudelaris resite summer days with 24 hours of light . This short but bright summer presents a challenge for plants , which need to ensure seed production before the harsh winter.

To adapt to these environmental factors, cannabis ruderalis has evolved to bloom soon . If you start to flower when the daylight hours have decreased enough , you can not finish flowering and seed finish before winter. So , unlike other species begin to bloom depending on the photoperiod , or the amount of light they receive daily , the ruderalis cannabis begins blooming after a certain period of time, usually almost immediately after suit and launch their first pairs of leaves . This is an adaptation that has worked well enough to rudelaris . The origin of its name gives us a clue to his victory, rudelaris means " side -road " . As wild grass , cannabis ruderalis can be found growing freely throughout this area. It has also been to Alaska, Canada and America in addition to eastern Europe.

Even so , in the wild, the cannabis ruderalis lacks strong psychoactive effects of its more famous cousin, the story goes that eram uy used in the traditions of the area. The Russian and Mongolian lore contain many references to the medicinal properties of the plant, and is believed to have been part of rituals of ancient shamans central asia .

Experimentation with crossing and selection

Look at the 70's when the serious interest in modern cannabis ruderalis started . At that time the crossing and selection of cannabis was in his childhood. Most cannabis came in its original native breed and only a few hybrids we know today existed. Soon cannabis lovers took interest in developing the potential and create different and better varieties of cannabis.

The first documented experiment crossing ruderalis sativa species and came from growers indicates Cannada , which experimented with ruderalis species growing there wild. Around the same time the famous geneticist wizard, Neville Schoenmaker also started similar experiments in the Netherlands.

Although these experiments some éxitom results found were not stable and could not be consistently repeated . After a period of experimentation there was a break.

Emergence of Joint Doctor

The history of autoflowering made a giant step forward with the now famous Joint Doctor . Joint Doctor was introduced to the idea of autoflowering varieties by a friend named Antonio. Joint Doctor Antonio gave some seeds he called "Mexican Rudy" . These seeds were ground floor which flourished remarkably fast. The history and genetic deMexican Rudy is unclear, although The Joint Docto later said he believed was a Russian experimental crossing Ruderalis cannabis with Mexican species . This gene possibly was created at the University of Mississippi during the 70s, but it is impossible to prove . The Joint Doctor actually tried to find the origin of the genetic but it was impossible.

Whatever the origin , Mexican Rudy has been harvested successfully in Canada for years, not long before the Joint Doctor got the seeds. As he began to experiment , the first crossing was another gene chosen for its short stature, high power , Northern Light # 2. The resulting F1 seeds were low , compact plants early harvest . Even so it was unstable and dependent on photoperiod. Thus began the laborious cross F1s with different varieties , selecting the best attributes you could find.

The starting point came with William Wonder. William Wonder is an indica very powerful which is known for its small size , fast flowering , mass production and extreme power ( the perfect attributes for a good crossing autoflowering . Upon culturing the first handful of F1 seeds obtained from the intersection of NL # 2 x Mexican Rudy clone William Wonder , The Joint Doctor discovered that some male plants beginning to bloom as soon as created their first leaves.

Having successfully recreated this trait, Jont Doctor immediately used males to pollinate the next generation. The result was satisfactory. All descencencia maturing in less than 9 weeks and grew no taller than 25 cm . The revolution of autoflowering cannabis had arrived!

Joint Doctor originally called this variety Willy's Automatic . For stability a long research and experimentation was necessary . After several generations , Doctor Jont considered satisfied for stability , re- appointed as the variety Lowryder and introduced in the cannabis world in the early twenty-first century.

The rest, as they say , is history , anyway it is necessary to mention one more factor in this story. Instead of causing a breaking effect on the market with a plant could flower automatically without light, lowryder was not too producer , THC was low and was considered poor taste . At that time , the cannabis had risen exponentially in quality, and this rare autoflowering completely failed to fill that space . People liked the concept , but needed to be executed better.

Joint Doctor and sabñia this and was busy trying to add some sativa whole. After some more experiments , Lowryder crossed with the highly respected St. Mary, a Brazilian Sativa variety . He knew how to work the selection and crossing so it worked and after several generations of crosses seeking stability, Lowryder # 2 was born. This strain still had perfect autoflowering traits but brought much higher yields , was more powerful and superior flavor .

Lowryder # 2 drew the attention of people , multiplying the popularity of autoflowering varieties. With the secrets of selecting the open, autoflowering varieties soon shake up the market , most of them based on variants of Lowryder # 2.

Why Autoflowering cannabis ?

The good

So what 's it going? What are the advantages of growing autoflowering marijuana varieties ? Probably the most useful attribute of autoflowering cannabis varieties is its short time to harvest anywhere from 6-13 weeks from germination . This rapid cycle means to reap more times per year in the same space as before.

Another great advantage is the fact that the auto-flowering varieties need not change the system of light for flowering . This bypass means a growth room and flowering to stock an assortment of constant grass is not necessary. Before autoflowering varieties , if you only had space for a room or budget for a light kit , you would have had to wait to finish a crop autoflowering grow before the next harvest. Now with auto-flowering , you can have plants in all stages of the cycle under the same lights .

This makes it relatively easy to organize a system to provide a constant supply , planting and harvesting under the same lights every two weeks for example. The reduced size of autoflowering varieties tambiñen is a big advance . Advanced growers use systems with increasing sophistication to keep their discrete cultures . The cabinets are increasingly common , and it is in the smaller models where autoflowering varidades take advantage. Type culture systems are also ideal for SOG auto-flowering plants.

The Bad

Like everything in life, all is not gold that glitters :

1 : Yields may be lower sometimes . Cualqueira experienced growing Indica and Sativa varieties may be surprised by producing small harvests its first auto plant harvest. They can produce faster, calculating and comparing the crop in the same space in a certain period of time can balance the situation .

2: Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of growing autoflowering varieties , and probably the most discouraging factor cultivate , they can not be cloned ( impossible to make cuttings) . Because autoflowering run the clock from the moment they open the seeds , make cuttings of them is not possible. It can be cloned but cuttings will be in the same period in the development cycle as the mother. This means that the plant does not have time to recover from stress and cloned these cuttings will be on your way to bloom. The only way to grow is to leave your cars air.

The inability to make cuttings increases the economic problems professional growers . The seeds are expensive and having to buy seeds for every plant you grow can have an economic impact on the viability of self-cultivation . This effect is made by the low yield per plant . A Sea of Green with cars can produce a comparable dry weight (per year ) generations of cuttings , but it will cost a lot more money. That is why today many growers looking to produce their own seeds autoflowering .

Autoflowering marijuana seeds production

The reality is that there is no secret Breeding for seed production car is the same as with a regular cannabis plants . Of course the first thing you need is regular seeds . Regular seeds can be male or female and two in equal proportions produce a 50/50 ( number of environmental factors can alter this ratio ) .

The grower must keep your eyes open when preflores appear to identify the sex of plants. Autoflowering plants show sex ( depending on variety ) about 4-5 weeks after germination (males before females ) . The methodology for sexing is the same as in regular varieties common. Having identified the sex of plants: Let nature act for itself ( if plants are close is quite likely that a single male pollinate all the females in your garden , generating hundreds of seeds and the job done.

Step by step guide to produce autoflowering cannabis seeds

1. Producing seed varieties autoflorecientesA your guide for producing your own seed supply of your favorite autoflowering strain ?
2. Create your own auto-flowering variety from your favorite variety fotodependiente

In the first case , the process is quite simple, can create enough seeds for several processes within weeks . No matter if you use a male or a female reversed . It should not be having secret unless they seek to maintain some caracterñistica in particular.
The second case will take some more time :

example:

OG Kush x OG autoflowering male F1 = Auto . (Auto OG autoflowering F1 will not keep the recessive trait but autoflowering . AA x aa = 100 % Aa )
Auto Auto OG OG F1 x F1 = F2 Auto OG . (Auto OG F2 should in theory provide a 25 % of the offspring expressing the autoflowering trait. Aa x Aa = aa + 25 % 50 % 25 % AA + Aa ) .
OG F2 Auto (auto female) x OG F2 Auto (auto male) OG F3 = Auto . ( AutoOG F3 should be 100 % autoflowering aa x aa = aa).

This example shows how it should work ( in theory). However cultivate Auto OG 100 F2 seeds does not mean that the grower for 25 autoflowering plants that express the trait.

Select your own autoflowering marijuana strains

Across two regular autoflowering varieties is relatively simple. If both male and female, are stable , the offspring should maintain the autoflowering trait. Sleccionando descent in search of the best autoflowering properties and backcrossing again should create a stable autoflowering variety .
Anyway, create a new autoflowering from a variety of regulating cannabis can be a little harder. The intrinsic genetic inheritance autoflowering ruderalis is unstable. While getting a crossing is relatively easy to obtain a stable and consistent crossing is another issue.

A F1 cross between a stable and a variety of autoflowering cannabis regularly is probably unstable , showing a wide range of features with only a small percentage to maintain the autoflowering properties. The trick behind this is backcrossing again and again , for several generations, whenever you maintain the auto-flowering traits and vigor , strength and flavor. With each new generation , you should check more and more stable with an increase in the percentage of autoflowering descent . Either way, we will take a few generations before saying that we have created an autoflowering variety .

Crossing and selecting autoflowering cannabis is a new science that is still in its infancy. With the wave of demand for auto-flowering varieties , seed banks have begun to market launch cars that are not yet stable , leading to more and more growers angry for buying seeds that have not met the expectations described . It is the wild west of the cannabis industry . This can complicate matters for consumers , but makes it a very exciting time . If you want to experiment with cultivation of cannabis there is no better time to get involved . Immerse yourself and see what you can get.