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Dan Vaillancourt is the owner of 4 Trees Building , which designs and constructs grow facilities for ACMPR and recreational operators . His passion for plants and the science behind hydroponics began at an early age when he would take cuttings while on family hikes and grow them on the windowsill . He has been specializing in cannabis since 2001 . Find Dan on Instagram @ 4Treesbuilding . ca or at www . 4treesbuilding . ca . |
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Luke Sumpter has worked as a professional cannabis writer for almost a decade . He specializes in endocannabinoid system science , phytochemistry , and organic cultivation . |
VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 January / February 2023
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Alex Basio Chris Bond Sebastian Carosi Karen Lloyd Lee G . Lyzit Kent Gruetzmacher Jennifer Martin Nat Pennington Watermelon
FEMINIZATION
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Cannabis reproduces via male and female flower parts which primarily appear on separate male and female plants . This is referred to as dioecious . Most plants possess male and female organs on the same plant ( monoecious ).
Male plants present two main challenges to the cannabis grower : males don ’ t produce flowers , which are the targeted end-product of cannabis agriculture , and the presence of any male plants will ruin an entire harvest of female plants through accidental pollinization . Pollinated females produce seeds which destroy any commercial value for the harvest .
Feminization is the process of ensuring that cannabis seeds reliably produce desired strain traits , while also only producing female plants . Feminized cannabis seeds were developed by breeders to address the challenges presented by seeds having a naturally 50 percent chance of being male . Feminized cannabis seeds are created through a process of first inducing female plants to produce pollen . This female-produced pollen contains female chromosomes . The female pollen is then used to pollinate female flowers and thereby produce almost 100 percent female seeds .
There are three main methods of feminization : colloidal silver method , the similar silver thiosulfate method , and the all natural , but less consistent method , rodelization .
Check out Nat Pennington ’ s article on page 50 for more information .
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