Infant female vs Unwanted light ?%?

[theroc]

What are the odds that a just confirmed female will become hermie if accidentally exposed to approx 30 mins of unwanted low level light? Not direct light from a flashlight or anything like that. Is this an almost certainty; or "hit or miss" type thing? I'd be interested to hear if anyone has experienced this before without negative effects. Thanks!

theroc Reviewed by theroc on 08-13-2009. Infant female vs Unwanted light ?%? What are the odds that a just confirmed female will become hermie if accidentally exposed to approx 30 mins of unwanted low level light? Not direct light from a flashlight or anything like that. Is this an almost certainty; or "hit or miss" type thing? I'd be interested to hear if anyone has experienced this before without negative effects. Thanks! Rating: 5

[headshake]

describe low level light? starts and moon?

and the genetic makeup/history also has a lot to do with it. clones or beans? if a clone did the mother hermie?

there are many factors that have to do with hermaphroditism.


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[theroc]

describe low level light? starts and moon?

and the genetic makeup/history also has a lot to do with it. clones or beans? if a clone did the mother hermie?

there are many factors that have to do with hermaphroditism.


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Overflow light from a 60 watt bulb about 40ft away. The light was enough that you could see the plant in the dark where it normally could not be seen. Like I said, the plant has just been confirmed to be female and I have NOT seen any signs of hermie. I guess I'm just curious to know of it is possible to survive an instance like this without hermieing. Thanks. Oh yeah,almost forgot, started from a bean.

[phatsesh101]

may or may not depends on al;ot of factors

[headshake]

it's a possibility, and like phatsesh said, there are a lot of factors. so many so that there is no way to predict the probability.

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[theroc]

Understood. You've answered my question in regards to there being a chance that it could go either way. I'll just hope for the best. Thanks again fellows.

[Smorgus]

Is there any actual proof that exposing light to the plant when it shouldn't do actually causes hermies? I thought this was highly debatable just like the whole stress thing can cause. I personally will stick with the notion that hermies and potential hermies are determined by genetic factors like every other living thing on this planet rather thn environmental factors.

Countless episodes of people doing things they shouldn't during flower period and still end up with the females after they have shown sex.

[zcarlson]

its not a guarantee, but any unecessary stress (ie. exposure to light during dark periods) on a female plant, especially during flowering can certainly increase your chances of having a hermie. That isnt to say that there arent certain strains that are more likely to become hermie, or that if you stress the plant it will automatically become hermie. It just adds to your overall chances of getting a hermie.

[Rusty Trichome]

Is there any actual proof that exposing light to the plant when it shouldn't do actually causes hermies? I thought this was highly debatable just like the whole stress thing can cause. I personally will stick with the notion that hermies and potential hermies are determined by genetic factors like every other living thing on this planet rather thn environmental factors.

Someone is filling your newbie head with half-truths and bullshit info.

Is there any proof...? yeah. Myself and thousands like us use light poisoning to promote nanners on the ladies. It's one of the safer and cheapest methods of femming your own seeds. (no hormones, steroids or chemicals)

Point me to the debate. It's a discussion I would relish. :thumbsup:

The ability to hermie is a genetically imprinted survival tactic inherent in every strain I've ever worked with. Kinda like that old saying: "a shitty carpenter blames his tools". Claiming that it's bad genetics is a great way for a sub-standard gardener to blame the failures on something other than themselves.

I've accidentally left my 32w worklight on, inside the flower shed, overnight. Not something I'd recommend, but if all other parameters are ok, doubtful there would be an issue. In other words...the more stressed the plants already are, the more likely it is that the light stress will be the straw that broke the camel's back.

[Stoner38024]

hermie talk alright..

i guess my hermie's had to do with genetics.
picked seeds out of a "bag"
germinated them the same.
lighted them the same all from the sun.
put them in the ground at the same time as the others, same feed, same water.. and so on.

but ive read in the FAQs here on this site....

"""Hermaphrodites are generally viewed with disfavor. First, they will release pollen and ruin a sinsemelia crop, pollinating themselves and all of the other females in the room. Second, the resulting seeds are worthless, because hermaphrodite parents tend to pass on the tendency to their offspring.

Please note that occassionally specious staminate flowers will appear in the last days of flowering of a female plant. These do not drop pollen and their appearance is not considered evidence of deleterious hermaphroditism."""


this statement says that the resulting offspring from any kind of "hermie" pollen will cause the seed that it makes to also be hermie. is that right or did i read it wrong?