Crossing a Male and Female?

[JerzeeAmbeez]

Hello How are you all!

I have a QUESTION FOR EXPERIENCE GROWERS

SITUATION: If you have a Choc boy and Indica girl that you are going to cross would you get the same strain if you were cross a Choc Girl with an Indica boy?

What would be the difference between the two strains?
Will the male plant have more dominate features or will the female would?

"Someone I know" is trying to get a strong indica with some traits of choc what would be the better cross

JerzeeAmbeez Reviewed by JerzeeAmbeez on 04-27-2008. Crossing a Male and Female? Hello How are you all! I have a QUESTION FOR EXPERIENCE GROWERS SITUATION: If you have a Choc boy and Indica girl that you are going to cross would you get the same strain if you were cross a Choc Girl with an Indica boy? What would be the difference between the two strains? Will the male plant have more dominate features or will the female would? "Someone I know" is trying to get a strong indica with some traits of choc what would be the better cross Rating: 5

[texas grass]

its nature you never get the same 2 of anything, only similarities.

your best bet is to experiment with everything. polinate all the females with all the males. to get the genetics you are looking for it can take few-20 years to get what you really want through crossbreeding and backcrossing. but you can get lucky and find keepers faster.

its hard to tell exactly what the male gives to the gene pool cause we cant/dont sample the males, its more or less guess work

[stinkyattic]

I like to choose a male with strong structure and thick leaves. At least that way I can select for SOME traits that are observable in the male. The studs that I keep around are all squat and burly examples of their respective strains.

[Rusty Trichome]

If crossing two different strains, you'll likely end-up with seeds that take on:
A) the traits of mostly the male.
B) the traits of mostly the female.
C) somewhat equal traits from both.
D) the traits of mostly the male's parents.
E) the traits of mostly the female's parents.
F) the traits of some of the males parents, and some from the female.
G) the traits of some of the female's parents, some of the males traits, and an unknown mutant or two.
and on, and on.....

its hard to tell exactly what the male gives to the gene pool cause we cant/dont sample the males, its more or less guess work

Not necessarily true. Have you never grown a plant from seed, put it into flower, and said "wow...I sure hope this is a female". Only to find out it's a male? That's the one you want to use for pollen. :thumbsup:
When selecting a male to cross with, you can still select traits you want to encourage, just like the females. Stretch between internodes, adaptability of the plant to your growroom and conditions, smell, coloring, size, length of flowering times, general health, and even trichome production...can all be variances you'll want to consider when selecting a male or female for pollinating. From that point forward, keep fingers crossed and hope for the best. :jointsmile:
If unfamiliar with the strain, it makes this process a bit more difficult, but growlogs and strain guides can help fill in the missing info.

And yes...the leaves from mature male plants get you stoned. (unless it's dirt weed you're growing to begin with) On more than one occation, males have pulled me thru dry spells, which prevents me from prematurely plucking a female.

edit....Dammit Stinky, you sure type fast, lol.