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Blippy The Slug · 12-29-2006, 10:06 PM

Since I noticed the triploid branch on the Wheelchair Project, I've had this silly idea percolating through my head of getting hold of some pollen and fertilizing at least 1 node of that branch, should it turn out to be female. My (fuzzy) logic being that a triploid plant would have half again as many nodes, or 1.5 times the yield of a "regular" plant.

EDIT: In checking the plant over carefully, I noticed all the branches (except the "triploid") are 1st node 2 leaf, 2nd node 1 leaf, 3rd node 2 leaf, 4th node 1 leaf, etc. Every other node is a one leaf node. This makes me even more confused. As though this "even odd" is either triploid phenom "elongated", or the "triploid" branch is "even odd" squatted down. (What is the correct term for this type of "even odd" growth?)

So...

Are tri-lateral nodes/even-odd nodes a genetic thing? Or is it caused by stress of some sort? I'm confused because only one branch is displaying it. Other branches are displayed the "even odd" thing.

If it is a genetic thing, is there some reason this type of trait shouldn't be bred in?

Did I get seeds from a mad breeder trying to make a triploid indica?

12-29-2006, 10:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blippy The Slug Der Bongmeißter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Aquarium Posts: 1,390 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Silly genetics question. Maybe. Since I noticed the triploid branch on the Wheelchair Project, I've had this silly idea percolating through my head of getting hold of some pollen and fertilizing at least 1 node of that branch, should it turn out to be female. My (fuzzy) logic being that a triploid plant would have half again as many nodes, or 1.5 times the yield of a "regular" plant. EDIT: In checking the plant over carefully, I noticed *all* the branches (except the "triploid") are 1st node 2 leaf, 2nd node 1 leaf, 3rd node 2 leaf, 4th node 1 leaf, etc. Every other node is a one leaf node. This makes me even more confused. As though this "even odd" is either triploid phenom "elongated", or the "triploid" branch is "even odd" squatted down. (What is the correct term for this type of "even odd" growth?) So... Are tri-lateral nodes/even-odd nodes a genetic thing? Or is it caused by stress of some sort? I'm confused because only one branch is displaying it. Other branches are displayed the "even odd" thing. If it is a genetic thing, is there some reason this type of trait *shouldn't* be bred in? Did I get seeds from a mad breeder trying to make a triploid indica? Last edited by Blippy The Slug; 12-29-2006 at 10:57 PM.