A friend of mine said that every time you clone a plant, the clone will be more potent than the original. Is this true - it doesn't sound right to me.

I could be wrong, but I told him that the reason clones are more potent is because they're taken from the best parents and the quality improves over several generations.

So the question is: Do successive generations of clones get more potent due to the act of cloning itself or is it only because of the selective cloning of the best plants? Or is it both reasons?
MidnightToker54 Reviewed by MidnightToker54 on . Does cloning improve potency? A friend of mine said that every time you clone a plant, the clone will be more potent than the original. Is this true - it doesn't sound right to me. I could be wrong, but I told him that the reason clones are more potent is because they're taken from the best parents and the quality improves over several generations. So the question is: Do successive generations of clones get more potent due to the act of cloning itself or is it only because of the selective cloning of the best plants? Rating: 5