[Carraxe]

Hi
I own a cut of a very special pure indica from Cannabiogen. It is a Taskenti from some years ago. It has been bred by Kaiki from hashplants coming from Uzbekistan, and its flavour (not soft at all) and its effects (very hard body disconnection) are very good for pain and sleep. Unique, I'd say, since I never got something as strong in the indica side.

The seedbank has discontinued it but it is such a special weed that I felt in need of crossing and propagating it.

I made some F2 the year I grow them, so I have a good start point. I've been growing them but I find the original cut to be stronger. Anyway the growing of the F2 is impressing, they grow very big for an indica.

Since the strain has been inbreeded, I find interesting to backcross it in order to improve its genetic vigour. I've already crossed her with some special strong indicas, and I want to keep its unique effect (the most important thing). I'll check If I can improve the flavor across the generations.

I'll upload some pictures.

This is the original cut:



After years of continuous growing, it has become faster (it takes 8 weeks now instead of 10) but production has decreased a lot also, as can be seen in the more recent next picture.



I'll upload more pictures of the crosses I made.
Cheers

[MJPassion]

Back crossing is a tool used to bring genes in from another cultivar/variety. It's fairly ineffective if the traits you seek to keep are not already stable within the recurrent parent. If traits are not already locked in, the recurrent parent will keep giving you random results.

You might consider selfing that lady to see how she segregates her genes on her own.
If the S1 plants are fairly uniform then a back cross may be in order.

[Carraxe]

This plant doesn't self. The breeder himself tried and couldn't do it. Anyway, I hate selfing, so I don't use it myself.

I want to improve genetic variation and vigor, so that's the way it is. Did I say it is a heavily inbreed line?

The cut and bros/sis-sons etc are very stable and very homogeneous in transmission of characteristics, I've grown plenty of them.

Cheers

[Criollo]

Originally Posted by Carraxe

... and I want to keep its unique effect (the most important thing)


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After years of continuous growing, it has become faster (it takes 8 weeks now instead of 10) but production has decreased a lot also, as can be seen in the more recent next picture.


Cheers

HI Carraxe, the production decreased but the "hight" is similar, better, litte? I ask you because is a plant that i put eye on him, and your work seems interesting.
To me, a faster plant may be better in somer cases (climates...)

[Carraxe]

The high and the flavor have been the same, consistently, all time.

[Criollo]

Keep me informed on your progress

[Guy Brush]

Gimme that cut, I'll self it. Lol

[Carraxe]

8 weeker, sunbathing

[Carraxe]

Some pictures from the plants near the wardrobe's door at 8 weeks. I'll have better ones. Most of the plants look like that, and all of them are resinous.



Cheers

[Carraxe]

That's one of the plants I prefer. It has two main colas. They are near 9 weeks now, it will take a little to mature, but everything goes as expected.



Cheers