The generations
The first cross between two different strains is called f1 ("filial 1"). Its daughters crossed with each other give the f2, then the f3, and so on.
The f1 usually comes out uniform and very vigorous ("hybrid vigor"). In the f2 it gets messy: the grandparents' genes mix in a thousand ways and each plant comes out different. Those variants are called phenotypes.
Stabilizing
For a new strain to always come out the same, the breeder picks the best plants in each generation and crosses only those with each other. Generation after generation, the differences shrink. It usually takes 5 to 7 generations (years of work) to get a stable strain.
The shortcut: clones
With photoperiods, when an exceptional plant shows up, you don't need to stabilize it to keep it: you clone it. Many famous strains are "clone-only": a single plant that was passed from hand to hand as a cutting.
No plant is perfect
Every trait has its price: the highest yielders are usually less aromatic, the most potent are usually more delicate. Breeding is choosing what you want to gain and what you're willing to lose.
▲ Pros
- With photoperiods, clones of your pick are exact copies
▼ Cons
- Stabilizing takes several generations
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Cada seed of una cruza sale distinta: rinde, calidad, cycle y resistencia cambian. La f1 sale pareja; since la f2 varían mucho. Cruzando dentro of la familia, cada generación sale más pareja, y desde la f4 estable la podés registrar con nombre propio y venderla en mercado › entre jugadores › genéticas (el mercado se queda con el 10 % de cada venta, mínimo 1 centavo). Hacen falta dos padres distintos: la autocruza de una variedad del catálogo o comprada no se registra. Las características de los padres (resiste hongos o plagas, sufre calor o frío) se heredan: si las tienen los dos, las hijas también; si la tiene uno solo, a la mitad of las plantas les toca. "Delicada" solo quiere decir más plagas.
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