Results if I force a male to hermie for seeds

[corporatemunkie]

Given that if you force a female to go hermaphrodite and pollinate itself the seeds are suppose to all be female, what if I force a male to go hermie and pollinate itself? Will the resulting seeds be a normal ratio of male vs. female seeds? Can you even force a male to go hermie?

I have never tried to intentionally force a hermaphrodite, but I would like some seeds without sacrificing a female and this male plant has very good genetics.

Any input is appreciated, thanks

corporatemunkie Reviewed by corporatemunkie on 04-05-2009. Results if I force a male to hermie for seeds Given that if you force a female to go hermaphrodite and pollinate itself the seeds are suppose to all be female, what if I force a male to go hermie and pollinate itself? Will the resulting seeds be a normal ratio of male vs. female seeds? Can you even force a male to go hermie? I have never tried to intentionally force a hermaphrodite, but I would like some seeds without sacrificing a female and this male plant has very good genetics. Any input is appreciated, thanks :) Rating: 5

[irydyum]

If you could force a male plant to go hermaph and give you ANYTHING resembling a bud everyone would do this to their non breeding stock just to get viable smoke from it. To my knowledge unfortunately, without some kind of synthetic hormone possibly, it is impossible.

[headshake]

no, this will not work. a male can't produce buds and/or seeds. the reason this happens in nature, is because a female plant becomes streesed, due to one or several of many factors that may stress a plant.

once this female stresses, she produces what are known as "nanners". these are not the same as the male pollen sacks. they look like little bannanas, hence the name. the reason this happens is so the plant can pollinate itself and continue the species. that is the reason that all of the seeds that come from a hermie are female, because they contain only female DNA.

there are different ways to do this in captive breeding, some using chemicals, asprin, light, food, etc.

-shake

[corporatemunkie]

Thanks for the info :thumbsup: