Hola!
How long have we been waiting for actual DNA evidence on the relationships between our beloved strains?
It's finally out there so let's start dissecting the info
I'm sure they're still working on the accuracy and stuff but let's discuss what we've learned so far shall we?
Some of the highlights I've found so far:
Moroccan landrace is indeed a sativa. A real sativa that is, 95% hemp but high THC I'm pretty sure Greek strains are like this too but we'll see. That also debunks my theory that West African ganja is related to Maroc, not so much. Durban Poison is also high in hemp genes, a real mixture!
African strains like Malawi, Zambian and South African seem to favor Nepal, Thailand, Yunnan and Sumatra over Indian strains. They don't have a sample from Kerala though.. Congo Pointe Noire seems most related to North Indian or Nepalese strains.
Colombian strains seem to sit tightly within the African cluster as expected.
If these results are any accurate..
Nepalese strains cluster closer to Yunnan/Thailand than to India. East African strains show a relatedness to Island South East Asia (Philippines, Papua, Sumatra) all the way down to northern Thailand, which fits well with the Austronesian expansion from Taiwan to Africa.
And lots of hemp genes flying around in much of India and Thailand. Even more in the dank indicas.
Some Thai strains show interesting relatedness to Afghanistan and even Kazahstan in one occation. I don't think this is just noise. Some seem completely pure albeit with Chinese hemp influence.
What have you found?
How long have we been waiting for actual DNA evidence on the relationships between our beloved strains?
It's finally out there so let's start dissecting the info
I'm sure they're still working on the accuracy and stuff but let's discuss what we've learned so far shall we?
Some of the highlights I've found so far:
Moroccan landrace is indeed a sativa. A real sativa that is, 95% hemp but high THC I'm pretty sure Greek strains are like this too but we'll see. That also debunks my theory that West African ganja is related to Maroc, not so much. Durban Poison is also high in hemp genes, a real mixture!
African strains like Malawi, Zambian and South African seem to favor Nepal, Thailand, Yunnan and Sumatra over Indian strains. They don't have a sample from Kerala though.. Congo Pointe Noire seems most related to North Indian or Nepalese strains.
Colombian strains seem to sit tightly within the African cluster as expected.
If these results are any accurate..
Nepalese strains cluster closer to Yunnan/Thailand than to India. East African strains show a relatedness to Island South East Asia (Philippines, Papua, Sumatra) all the way down to northern Thailand, which fits well with the Austronesian expansion from Taiwan to Africa.
And lots of hemp genes flying around in much of India and Thailand. Even more in the dank indicas.
Some Thai strains show interesting relatedness to Afghanistan and even Kazahstan in one occation. I don't think this is just noise. Some seem completely pure albeit with Chinese hemp influence.
What have you found?