[TanzanianMagic]

I'm not a plant breeder yet, and I wonder how far ahead this science is with regards to cannabis. It would certainly speed up selection for potency.

(USDA) Genomic Selection: A New Approach to Molecular Plant Breeding

A scientist at the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) has shown a better way of handling massive amounts of data from plant molecular studies using a statistical approach called Genomic Selection (GS) which will help speed up the development of improved crop varieties.

Jean-Luc Jannink demonstrated that through GS, scientists can capture and exploit more of the data from the increasing number of studies on DNA sequences in plant genomes. Jannink's GS approach can exploit more data by including all small-effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs), whereas conventional marker-assisted selection (MAS) approach has limited capacity to detect QTLs or estimate their effects.

Also see here.

[dc2569]

Its hdre

[TanzanianMagic]

Now for a mere $1k, everyone can do a dna test of their weed and seeds at home.

https://www.thermofisher.com/order/c.../product/G8100

[dc2569]

There are big companies doing this now. and honestly they may make some good true breedings strains this way. I hope this doesnt become common process and replace the art and the intimiate passion with cannabis it takes to make a successfull cross or strain. I think human maintaned cultivars will still have their place. This will revolutionize human breeding though. due to the building blocks marker assisted breedings give us.