strange 3 leaved seedling

[atsar]

ok,i've sprouted quite a few seedlingd,but have never seen anything like this so far,it had 3 little leaves when it sprouted(cotyledons?not sure what they're called,and now it's first set of proper leaves there's 3 also

is this normal?or should i get rid?

thanks
stef

atsar Reviewed by atsar on 05-28-2007. strange 3 leaved seedling ok,i've sprouted quite a few seedlingd,but have never seen anything like this so far,it had 3 little leaves when it sprouted(cotyledons?not sure what they're called,and now it's first set of proper leaves there's 3 also is this normal?or should i get rid? thanks stef Rating: 5

[xxxhazexxx]

its cool just s freak i have had them b4 most of them have been males tho,but good luck:thumbsup:

[Earthy Dank]

Well everyones gonna wanna call it something different. It could mean its a triploid. Its not that strange but it is uncommon. I had a little triploid outside once... It got about 6 ft tall before my dad found it and killed it...

[Storm Crow]

Triploid refers to a genetic condition where the plant has an extra set of chromasomes. Nor is it a polyploid which is a similar extra chromasomal mutation. (I have to leave for work soon, so I may have misspelled a few words- and I don't have time to correct it) Anyway- run a search and learn the difference!

What you have is whorled phyllotaxy - it just happens sometimes. The good news is that they produce more branches which = more buds. The bad news is that they are often males, for some reason. If it's a female of good quality, I'd clone it for the heck of it. - Granny:hippy:

[stinkyattic]

AAAAGH no it is not a triploid!!!

[Earthy Dank]

Fine its a whorled phyllotaxy.... But how do you know it doesn't have 3 sets of chromosomes? Did you count them? BTW my whorled phyllotaxy was female.

[stinkyattic]

Nice training job on that girl.
I don't see 3 cotyledons on the seedling though.
Counting, lol... true polyploid seeds have an EXTREMELY low germ rate, like 1%, it's outrageous... in advanced somewhere there's a writeup on the experiments with chemically forcing polyploidy. The chances of getting one that survives are slim to none unless you are germing hundreds of seeds that have been treated with colchichine.

[Earthy Dank]

What makes a plant become a whorled phyllotaxy?

[stinkyattic]

That's a good question! Why are some people born with an extra toe?

[Earthy Dank]

Lol so.... It is just a freak of nature...