humidity & Smell

[IthoughtIknewitall]

It seems to me that if I lower the humidity of my growroom I can lower the smell considerably. I know the lower the humidity the more protective sap the plant excretes to protect the seeds to maintain viability until the next growing season. This sticky sap is the base for THC production. Rember that THC resin deters germination. That is part of the reason that seeds which have been dried for a month germinate much better seeds out of fresh wet buds. So my question is that if I have a good dehumidifier would I have less smell and better bud? All replies appreciated.

IthoughtIknewitall Reviewed by IthoughtIknewitall on 06-24-2005. humidity & Smell It seems to me that if I lower the humidity of my growroom I can lower the smell considerably. I know the lower the humidity the more protective sap the plant excretes to protect the seeds to maintain viability until the next growing season. This sticky sap is the base for THC production. Rember that THC resin deters germination. That is part of the reason that seeds which have been dried for a month germinate much better seeds out of fresh wet buds. So my question is that if I have a good Rating: 5

[Zandor]

It seems to me that if I lower the humidity of my growroom I can lower the smell considerably. I know the lower the humidity the more protective sap the plant excretes to protect the seeds to maintain viability until the next growing season. This sticky sap is the base for THC production. Rember that THC resin deters germination. That is part of the reason that seeds which have been dried for a month germinate much better seeds out of fresh wet buds. So my question is that if I have a good dehumidifier would I have less smell and better bud? All replies appreciated.

Lower humidity can stress the plant...stress plants turn hermies.

Are you sure about some of those other facts you quoted?

sap being THC and is one of main purpose is to protect the seeds?

This sticky sap is the base for THC production. Rember that THC resin deters germination

[IthoughtIknewitall]

Zandor I am glad you have responded and challenged me. I was talking about lower humidity during flowering. Can you tell me how a higher humidity level during flowering can help the plants? Why is THC Created? Is it just a magical chemical that happens for no reason? I like you Zandor and I know you are extremly knowledgable about growing but I just want to talk too someone who can answer my questions.

[HARDDON]

Well I can certainly agree with you 100% on the more resin.....not neccessarily the THC though.

Remember, even the hemp plant will produce outrageous trichomes and resin but will only make your head hurt.

I think a lot more than humidity will influence THC production, even though, yes, humidity is one of the vital elements.

But I say you are certainly correct about the resin production increasing in drier environments.

As for the smell...

I have'nt any idea

However, logic would seem to imply differently...more resin = less smell?

It would seem more resin = more smell....

YES?

[Zandor]

I like you Zandor and I know you are extremly knowledgable about growing but I just want to talk too someone who can answer my questions.

You did not specify the cycle of development in your first post so I only took it at face value. I try not to add words or assume anything-just answer a question as itâ??s asked. I was careful not to flame or be rude but I did question how things were saidâ?¦. thatâ??s my job on this form as I see the way a mod should act.

Zandor I am glad you have responded and challenged me. I was talking about lower humidity during flowering. Can you tell me how a higher humidity level during flowering can help the plants?.

The first cycle of flowering benefits from higher RH levels because the plant will transpires less. Thatâ??s better for the overall health of the plant. Did you know larger fan leaves is a sign of heat stress on the plant? The plant will grow larger fan leaves to balance the internal temperature of the nutrient solution. Plants use up stored nutrients differently due to the internal temperature of the plant.

Higher temperature = higher smell due to the plant transpiring to maintain a constant internal temperature.

Why is THC Created? Is it just a magical chemical that happens for no reason? I like you Zandor and I know you are extremly knowledgable about growing but I just want to talk too someone who can answer my questions.

That's a bit childish way to put a question I was under the impression this was in intellectual debate and not a kiddy attitude that's just plain rude. IMO but I will try to help. It's up to you to decide if I am correct or not but I will do my very best to keep information as accurate as possible on this forum.

THC is part if the defense mechanism in nature to keep herbivores from eating all the plants. It has nothing to do with sap or protecting seeds. Seeds are just one part of the life cycle. You get more THC and in higher percentages when there are no seeds present in the plant. Once a plant starts to make seeds THC production lessens and the percent goes down.
If you apply the logic that THC production is to protect the seeds then the THC percentage and production would increase with seed development not decrees. Good science over the years has taught us THC production decreases when the plant switches it effort away from THC production into seed production. Stress will also take away from the plant creating THC like to repair a broken stem or heal a cut leaf. Those are known facts based in proven science by many other people who know way more then I do. I never claimed to know everything but I do try to learn something new everyday

Don't you?

[HARDDON]

Wounding of the plant has been employed as a method to increase resin production (Emboden 1972). This increase may be a response to desiccation above the point of vascular disruption. Under natural circumstances, wounding most often occurs as a result of insect attack. This is a source of environmental stress which the production of terpenes and cannabinoids may be able to minimize. Cannabis is subject to few predators (Smith and Haney 1973, Stannard et al. 1970) and has even been utilized in powdered or extract form as an insecticide (Bouquet 1950) or repellent (Khare et al. 1974). Its apparent defensive mechanisms include a generous covering of non-glandular trichomes, emission of volatile terpenoid substances, and exudation of the sticky cannabinoids. Cannabis is often noted for its aromatic quality and many of the terpenes produced are known to possess insect-repellent properties. Among these are alpha and beta pinene, limonene, terpineol and borneol. Pinenes and limonene comprise over 75% of the volatiles detected in the surrounding atmosphere, but account for only 7% of the essential oil (Hood et al. 1973). Consistent with glandular trichome density and cannabinoid content, more of these terpenes are produced by the inflorescences than the leaves, and their occurrence is also greater in the female plant (Martin et al. 1961).

No insect toxicity studies using isolated cannabinoids have been published to date. Rothschild et al. (1977) found THC-rich Mexican (vs. CBD-rich Turkish) Cannabis fatal to tiger moth (Arctia caja) larvae, but not Nigerian grasshopper (Zonocerus elegans) nymphs. Rothschild and Fairbairn (1980) later found that pure THC (vs. CBD) sprayed on cabbage leaves, does repel the large white cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae).

The cannabinoids may also serve as a purely mechanical defense. A tiny creature crossing the leaf surface could rupture the tenuously attached globular resin reservoirs of the glandular trichomes (Ledbetter and Krikorian 1975) and become ensnared in resin. A sizable chewing insect, if able to overcome these defenses, would still have difficulty chewing the gummy resin, along with the cystolithic trichomes and silicified covering trichomes also present on the leaf. The utility of these epidermal features as insect antifeedants is also inferable from their predominant occurrence on the insect-favored abaxial leaf surface. Although the above strategies represent a seemingly sophisticated system, many other plants (Levin 1973) and even arthropods (Eisner 1970) utilize similar defense mechanisms, often employing identical terpenes!

[IthoughtIknewitall]

OK I will agree my logic is flawed. Why does the bud form around the seeds? I believe the marijuana plant has a reason for everything.

[HARDDON]

Almost all plants that produce seeds do so at the point of flower.

The flower is the bud.

Thats the purpose of flowering...to produce seeds and ensure propagation of the species.

Where else should the MJ plant produce seeds?

[Zandor]

OK I will agree my logic is flawed. Why does the bud form around the seeds? I believe the marijuana plant has a reason for everything.

Yes it does...Nature will find a way. Chaos theory

For the most part HARRDON is correct with the simple version, ty for that btw.