Grafting

I will be experimenting with grafting a pure sativa cutting to an indica rootstock in the near future. I am hoping that this will result in a drought resistant sativa variety. Possibly incorporating the shorter bushier traits of the indica as well. I am just wondering if anybody here has ever tried this or anything along these lines and how your results fared.

Dude, I wonder if you are confused between grafting and breeding? I do not believe a grafted branch will take on any of the traits of the host plant.
Maybe you want to investigate cross breeding?
Peace

well I know that there will simply be two entirely seperate plants with their own personal genetic makeup just connected through plant fiber ... My thoughts are that by using the indicas rootstock that those roots through their own personal genetic drought resistant traits, will possibly allow this attached sativa variety to survive longer without constant watering "i.e. seldom visited guerilla garden" than with it's own root system. I do believe the growth will be the same now that I think about it without crossbreeding you have corrected me there videoman I do have to say. But it still might prove for a more drought resistant mother. The idea is not to change the original characteristic I suppose of each individual plant, but to form a symbiotic relationship between a rooting system that is naturally drought tolerant and the sativas unparrallel growth potential.

Dude, this could be an interesting experiiment. My only knowledge of grafting was when I lived in Az, we had a lemon branch grafted on an orange tree.
If you decide to play with this, please let me know the outcome!
Peace

Videoman you hit it right on the nose. That is EXACTLY what got me interested is a grafted citrus tree I worked on where there were lemons oranges and tangerines all on ONE extremely drought/disease/pest resistant rootstock. The personal traits stay the same of course but will work together symbiotically for the greater good and survival of the whole plant.

My first thought was to have like three or four seperate strains all on one nice rootstock and keep it in veg as a mother.... Therefore allowing this "SUPERMOM" to support the cloning of not one but 4 different strains. This also drastically reduces the number of mother plants one must maintain in order to keep sufficient clones for each strain.

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Okay, now admittedly you are way over my head, however what you propose sounds pretty cool. And you are correct, one mother, 4 strains. Hmmmmm
I gotta tell you, I like how you think outside of the box dude!

I think for the purpose of a mother, this has defenite possibilities.
Peace

g0nz0 said:

My first thought was to have like three or four seperate strains all on one nice rootstock and keep it in veg as a mother.... Therefore allowing this "SUPERMOM" to support the cloning of not one but 4 different strains. This also drastically reduces the number of mother plants one must maintain in order to keep sufficient clones for each strain.

- Just A Thought

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if this works, that is very cool. keep us posted.

Well I know for a fact that cannabis can be grafted. I have seen it myself, although it only had one grafted site. In the end the addition responded quite well to it's new host. Thus in theory anyways, multiple grafts should be possible with a healthy rootstock. I will be keeping you posted as to when I begin these experimentations. I mean hell if they can make ganja grow with hops and I was able to make lemons/tangerines/and oranges settle in with the likes of one another on one tree, this is nothing too "out there" and certainly not a new concept in the fields of botany and plant propogation I am suprised to not find more information on this subject. I do want to thank you guys for the kind words of encouragement though.

Dude, you sound like your going to disappear...you gonna hang for a bit or what? I'd sure like to hear more from you.
Peace

No......... not dissappearing just a wee bit high.

By the way videoman........... about how long does the simple yeast sugar water c02 suppliment usually last before needing to be replaced with fresh materials.

Dude, I'm not sure about yr co2 question, because I have never done the home made brew. I did however come up with some more information for you on grafting......

From Marijuana Botany

Grafting
Intergeneric grafts between Cannabis and Humulus (hops) have fascinated researchers and cultivators for decades. Warmke and Davidson (1943) claimed that Humbles tops grafted upon Cannabis roots produced ". . . as much drug as leaves from intact hemp plants, even though leaves from intact hop plants are completely nontoxic." According to this research, the active ingredient of Cannabis was being produced in the roots and transported across the graft to the Humulus tops. Later research by Crombie and Crombie (1975) entirely disproves this theory. Grafts were made between high and low THC strains of Cannabis as well as intergeneric grafts between Cannabis and Humulus, Detailed chromatographic analysis was performed on both donors for each graft and their control populations. The results showed ". . . no evidence of transport of inter mediates or factors critical to cannabinoid formation across the grafts."
Grafting of Cannabis is very simple. Several seedlings can be grafted together into one to produce very interesting specimen plants. One procedure starts by planting one seed ling each of several separate strains close together in the same container, placing the stock (root plant) for the cross in the center of the rest. When the seedlings are four weeks old they are ready to be grafted. A diagonal cut is made approximately half-way through the stock stem and one of the scion (shoot) seedlings at the same level. The cut portions are slipped together such that the inner cut surfaces are touching. The joints are held with a fold of cellophane tape. A second scion from an adjacent seedling may be grafted to the stock higher up the stem. After two weeks, the unwanted portions of the grafts are cut away. Eight to twelve weeks are needed to complete the graft, and the plants are maintained in a mild environment at all times. As the graft takes, and the plant begins to grow, the tape falls off.

Peace

g0nz0 said:

By the way videoman........... about how long does the simple yeast sugar water c02 suppliment usually last before needing to be replaced with fresh materials.

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sounds like a great experiment, video.

I figure the genetics of each scion would stay the same for the strain, potencywise. I may dabble in this this winter, just for kicks. I bet some people have done this and are harboring a supermother

sounds great! good luck to you man, show us some pics of how it goes!

xx

g0nz0 said:

I am suprised to not find more information on this subject.

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You won't find much on grafting annuals. You can certainly graft cannabis plants, but in 8-12 weeks, you harvest and the plant's dead. Not quite like an apple or citrus tree.

not if its a mother fuct, which i think is the idea

the idea is not to flower but to keep her in veg as a mother. Like I stated in one of my previous posts one supermother with 3 or 4 strains grafted on a nice rootstock. Cutting your need for 4 different mothers down to one. Clone each strain off of the single plant. That as well as just looking like one of Dr. Frankenstiens creations.

all sounds very interesting ...im keeping an eye on this

Grafting and Budding Nursery Crop Plants

Nice read for those on here who are interested.