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Ep. 50 - Bioactive Live Q&A - Developing Superior Cannabis Genetics with Nerds Genetics

Author
Mark Ashworth
Published
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Episode Link
https://rss.com/podcasts/bioactivelive/1882938

This week we get a chance to sit down with Robbie from Nerds Genetics to discuss the ins and outs of developing superior Cannabis genetics through generations of breeding.

Key Moments:

02:46 - What defines a price point on Cannabis seeds as far as F1, F2, F3 and beyond?

32:47 - What do you use to reverse your plants? What is the issue with colloidal silver as a method of reversing?

35:18 - Are F5's really worth the price point?

38:00 - Is there a point in the generations (F's) of cannabis breeding where you are essentially getting a completely new cultivar?

42:28 - Have you ever gotten to an F3 and realized you didn't like the results and had to abandon a project line because you didn't like it?

46:10 - Do terpenes stay with the worked lines of cannabis genetics as you get further down the generation line?

50:50 - What is the best way to process seeds when you have thousands?

54:42 - Is there a big variation in the size of seeds?

56:55 - Is there a sweet spot when breeding outdoors for collecting seeds?

1:04:15 - What are the early signs in vegetative growth that you can identify superior genetic traits?

Community Questions:

1:20:11 - What is the most fruity strain that Nerds Genetics produces?

1:22:10 - If you were stuck on a desert island - what album would you listen to and what strain would you smoke?

1:28:20 - What traits do you look for in a good male?

1:34:36 - What is the best way to run through a large amount of seeds for a pheno hunt?

1:51:30 - When harvesting for hash, do you get better quality when you wait longer?

1:55:14 - When you find mutant genetics, do you cull (chop) them?

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