Identifying strains

eventually maybe, they would have to first create a genetic database from confirmed samples of each strain(they would also have to include which breeder the strain came from as many different breeders will have a strain they all call by the same name and may have come from the same or similar genetic backgrounds, but the differing preferences and methods used in selective breeding by many different breeders will result in plants with different genetic makeup and dominant traits. many times, from one breeder to the next, the same "strain" from one breeder will have completely different charactaristics(growth pattern, potency, maturation rate, etc)than the next, sometimes completely breeding out a genetic trait that another breeder may have preferred and thus bred their "version" of the same strain specifically for that trait.) Even then because of crossbreeding different strains from different parts of the world(which has resulted in the majority of cannabis consumed these days), and the genetic variables within each strain(most are not fully stabilized) with current technology they could only be able to determine that any particular plant is closely related to a particular strain but could 100%for sure identify the strain(again the inability is mainly due to a great number of genetic variables within each strain due to the reasons mentioned above)

^^^beowulf has it figured out.
When I run strains, I make sure to call them not only by strain name but by breeder name, since different breeders have different ideas of what for example "THE" Skunk#1 is supposed to look/act/taste like, and lines do indeed drift over time. A farmer growing Island Sweet Skunk IBL in New England is going to end up using individuals for his seed patch each year that perform in LOCAL conditions, so a farmer growing the same IBL in anothr part of the country will in just a couple years end up with a strain that IS essentially Island Sweet Skunk but a localized version of it.

And no, you can't identify bud from pics.

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Originally Posted by beowulfgreen

Even then because of crossbreeding different strains from different parts of the world(which has resulted in the majority of cannabis consumed these days), and the genetic variables within each strain(most are not fully stabilized) with current technology they could only be able to determine that any particular plant is closely related to a particular strain but could 100%for sure identify the strain(again the inability is mainly due to a great number of genetic variables within each strain due to the reasons mentioned above)

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meant to say the could not 100% for sure identify the strain

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Originally Posted by beowulfgreen

meant to say the could not 100% for sure identify the strain

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sad, but i doubt that any sort of scientifically proven lineage would be possible to create. it is a plant and since humans have been cross breeding them for so long and relocating the plant, i doubt that we are going to be able to ever 'confirm' that something is a specific strain, save a large genetic database as you mentioned, which I believe there is some sort of one for seeds, right?

oak leaf or what ever its called is fairly easy to point out, because its leaves are attached in one big leaf.

at least thats what ive heard.:)

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Originally Posted by marijuanavillebilly

oak leaf or what ever its called is fairly easy to point out, because its leaves are attached in one big leaf..

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Maple LEaf Indica and Ducksfoot are the ones you are thinking of.

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i just had some good asss weed i dont know the name but it was golden i think it looked like gold and it had little blue leaves does anyone know the name it was good shit i got high like the whole day i thought it was bomb

if i get a strain thats commercial, Ill wait till i am sober, and pull out the 3 big book of buds...they are pretty good for identifying a strain...If its from a conn. grower, the cannabibles work good...you gotta have a good knowledge of strain characteristics before, or you will think that every fruit strain is blueberry...lol
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whiskeytango

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Originally Posted by SnSstealth

if i get a strain thats commercial, Ill wait till i am sober, and pull out the 3 big book of buds...they are pretty good for identifying a strain...If its from a conn. grower, the cannabibles work good...you gotta have a good knowledge of strain characteristics before, or you will think that every fruit strain is blueberry...lol
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whiskeytango

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There is no way anyone (not even the most educated expert) can identify a bud by looking at a picture in a book.
If you think you can, I've got a bridge for sale in Brooklyn.