malefemale question

[sawleaf]

I don't know why female plants that are stressed develop male flowers. Maybe the plants feels threatened by the stress and needs to reproduce to protect it's genes from dying out??? With the female plants from feminized seeds that develop male flowers from stress. The plant is not changing sex really. It is still genetically a female. I actually did some research on the seeds and sex of the plants. I have found conflicting information on whether the sex is predetermined which I have read on before, or if it is decided sometime during the plants growth. I also read about treating seeds with hormone to produce more females. So now I don't really know for sure. I am confused.

[GRB.4.Life]

Yea. Im confused as well. lol. For the longest time i thought it was just the stress factor. But maybe it is a bit of both because in order for a plant to detect if its going to die out it would have to realize its under stress and it needs to do something. But genetics tells it that its a certain sex, so maybe the plant figures, like you said sawleaf, that it needs to produce the male sex organs in order to attempt to save itself. So maybe a male plant arises from the seed being under stress and it becomes a full male in order to attempt to save its self? Who knows...Regaurdless you should always treat yur plants well. Its going to be a 50/50 shot, so good luck..lol. Thats about all u can say i guess..

[rnf232s]

From what I have read you guys are right about the hermi thing. It turns that way trying to save itself and save its genetics.