Manners on mother plant

Cwrighty9420 said:

i just found 1 male preflower on one of my mothers in the veg tent what should I do?? She's my favourite flavour mom too ):

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Budley Doright said:

Have you had any issues with the clones you've taken? I myself would not be concerned unless it produced more of the same. One nanner would not be a concern for me.

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Cwrighty9420 said:

Not as of yet but none of her baby's have flowered yet the mom was a from a group of cuttings taken from the original mom and her other sisters flowered beautifully I just hope I haven't stressed her to the point of producing herm babys

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chemphlegm said:

its not an issue.
if its important to you , reverse, monteray, switch....google is a friend
https://www.rollitup.org/t/hermie-prone-plants-no-problem.835539/

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Budley Doright said:

It's been my experience that it takes a lot to stress a plant into throwing nanners but keep an eye on it and the cuttings, start over if it becomes an issue. Or try growing out another cutting as well for a mom.

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Cwrighty9420 said:

Thanks guys and I did do a quick google search but nothing to deep lol I plucked off the nanner and I'm gonna see how she goes she was root bound so I transplanted her maybe that's why she shot out a nanner she is 24k gold by DNA genetics

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Cwrighty9420 said:

i just found 1 male preflower on one of my mothers in the veg tent what should I do?? She's my favourite flavour mom too ):

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SchmoeJoe said:

There are some strains that are known for nanners. Especially train wreck and its crosses. If we're talking about the classic banana nanners I don't think you have anything to worry about. I've had a number of plants that had them but they never produced pollan.

You said it was one of a set from the same mother? If it was I wouldn't worry about flowering it but I wouldn't take cuttings from it if you have others from the same mother.

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Cwrighty9420 said:

Whys that? Just out of interest is it becuase the cuts taken may lean to one parents side more?

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SchmoeJoe said:

If you take cuttings from the clone with a tendency to produce male flowers than the new cuttings will also. On the one hand it doesn't sound like you have the type of herm male flowers that actually produce pollan so it probably isn't too big of a deal but if you have other clones from the same original mother than why take cuttings from the one that's showing signs of stress?

Odds are that the plant went through some kind of experience that stressed it enough to cause the hermaphroditism. Any stress that can cause a biological change like that causes some damage to the chromosomes of the plant. Since every new cutting is still just a piece of the last plant with the same chromosomes as the original mother plant they also pass on that little bit of damage. That's why plants from clones can get weaker over time. That little bit of damage compounds from all of the stressful experiences and, over time, adds up to making a difference. We're talking years here though so there's no need to to throw anything out. Just if you have a stronger, healthier (not hermaphrodite) plant from the same original line then that's the one to take your cuttings from.

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SchmoeJoe said:

If you take cuttings from the clone with a tendency to produce male flowers than the new cuttings will also. On the one hand it doesn't sound like you have the type of herm male flowers that actually produce pollan so it probably isn't too big of a deal but if you have other clones from the same original mother than why take cuttings from the one that's showing signs of stress?

Odds are that the plant went through some kind of experience that stressed it enough to cause the hermaphroditism. Any stress that can cause a biological change like that causes some damage to the chromosomes of the plant. Since every new cutting is still just a piece of the last plant with the same chromosomes as the original mother plant they also pass on that little bit of damage. That's why plants from clones can get weaker over time. That little bit of damage compounds from all of the stressful experiences and, over time, adds up to making a difference. We're talking years here though so there's no need to to throw anything out. Just if you have a stronger, healthier (not hermaphrodite) plant from the same original line then that's the one to take your cuttings from.

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Budley Doright said:

Do you have any links to studies that show stress will cause genetic damage and that is why it threw nanners. Also the genetic drift that you talk of? I've seen lots of debate here re genetic drift but in the years I've taken clone from clone I've never seen it.

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