Can different phenotypes mature at different rates?

Dropastone

Dropastone

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I'm growing three NL#5, 70 day's into flower. They are the same age and have been treated identical. The one in question is taller and seems like it's maturing faster than the other two. So the question is, can different phenotypes of the same strain mature at different rates? I may just pull the one and let the other two go a little longer.

Two day's ago I broke a small branch at the bottom of the one in question. Well this morning it was dry enough to smoke. Let's just say I'm very pleased with the results.
 
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usually the faster growing ones are males as they need to be taller than the females so the pollen can "rain" down on the buds.

I had a mother white widow that gave me 2 excellent pheno types (clones) of the strain, one was very short and bushy and green and the other had a larger yield but was taller and more compact buds.

It also depends on the breeder alot as well and your conditions.
 
marijuananation

marijuananation

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Unless you are using very stable genetics, it is very common for the same strain to have different phenotypes throughout the strain. (this is very common with new seed breeders/companies)

To stabilize a phenotype you must pollenate and then re-pollenate the offspring again and again with the original pollen to ensure that only the traits that you want are in those genetics. (very time consuming, I know from creating my own genetics)

Green House Seeds and Dj Short in perticularly have alot of genetics that they have created and stabilized so that you do not have to worry about the different phenotypes in your garden.
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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marijuananation said:
Unless you are using very stable genetics, it is very common for the same strain to have different phenotypes throughout the strain. (this is very common with new seed breeders/companies)

To stabilize a phenotype you must pollenate and then re-pollenate the offspring again and again with the original pollen to ensure that only the traits that you want are in those genetics. (very time consuming, I know from creating my own genetics)

Green House Seeds and Dj Short in perticularly have alot of genetics that they have created and stabilized so that you do not have to worry about the different phenotypes in your garden.
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Well your since your aware of my garden, your saying that out of those three plant's, they could all possibly be ready to harvest at different times?
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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yes, any hybrid plant, a mix of sativa and indica genetics, can be ready at different times.. one could have more of the indica genetics, and the other could take on more of the sativa genetics.. its like your having blond hair and blue eyes, while your brother has brown hair and brown eyes.. same concept with plants..
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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racerboy71 said:
yes, any hybrid plant, a mix of sativa and indica genetics, can be ready at different times.. one could have more of the indica genetics, and the other could take on more of the sativa genetics.. its like your having blond hair and blue eyes, while your brother has brown hair and brown eyes.. same concept with plants..
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This is the kinda answer I'm looking for. The strain I'm growing is supposed to be pure Indica, although this still remains a mystery because no one actually knows what strains were used to produce it. So I guess the same rules would apply with the different strains that were used to make the NL#5.

Best answer so far.

Thanks.
 
marijuananation

marijuananation

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I would agree with you dropa, racerboy71 explained it pretty good before I came back online
Its definately like one sibiling having blond hair and blue eyes and being tall & skinny, While the other sibiling has brown hair and brown eyes and is short and fat..
the NL#5 is NL with another plant crossbred. Part indica, part sativa definately
NL#5 has been around for 20 years of select inbreeding.
HGS (High Grade Seeds) are truebreeding.
I have also heard that too much inbreeding out of a small number of strains can cause some problems and show some phenotypes that you may not want to have in your genetics.
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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marijuananation said:
I would agree with you dropa, racerboy71 explained it pretty good before I came back online
Its definately like one sibiling having blond hair and blue eyes and being tall & skinny, While the other sibiling has brown hair and brown eyes and is short and fat..
the NL#5 is NL with another plant crossbred. Part indica, part sativa definately
NL#5 has been around for 20 years of select inbreeding.
HGS (High Grade Seeds) are truebreeding.
I have also heard that too much inbreeding out of a small number of strains can cause some problems and show some phenotypes that you may not want to have in your genetics.
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Right on brah, thanks for the conformation.
 
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