Pollination Question

[Capn-Crunch]

Can I "self pollinate" a female by inducing female pollen on a branch, then shake it over the rest of the plant the branch is growing on, or is it better to harvest the pollen then use a completely different female to pollinate?
I'm asking from a point of view of, could there be an issue as far as seed stability in the following generation.

 

[CoB_nUt]

Yes,you can do it that way.Most Cs/STS reversed plants,don't release their pollen as readily by "shaking" like a male would.It may be better to collect the mature sacs before they burst,collect the pollen and then swab or paint the pollen on your targeted branch/s.
Your idea will definitely work,it just about how many seeds you want and the efficiency of it.

The following generation of beans will be as stable as their parents.Pollination has no effect on genetic stability.

 

[Hugo Phurst]

In my experience, a self-pollinated plant will produce apx 80% herm seeds.
A herm pollinating another plant will yield mostly fem seeds.

 

[curious2garden]

Can I "self pollinate" a female by inducing female pollen on a branch, then shake it over the rest of the plant the branch is growing on, or is it better to harvest the pollen then use a completely different female to pollinate?
I'm asking from a point of view of, could there be an issue as far as seed stability in the following generation.

I've done both and have had zero problems with generalized herm tendencies. However one plant I crossed with a selfing, their seeds hermed for a couple very experienced growers but not for me and a few others. So it requires testing of the breeding.

 

[Capn-Crunch]

Thanks for the responses everybody

 

[xtsho]

Yes you can. My preference is to use one plant to reverse and pollinate others with the pollen. But you can use one plant for the entire seed production by reversing one branch and pollinating the rest of the plant.

 

[Capn-Crunch]

thanks