interesting project but i dont see how the hell you are going to avoid the different strains' pollen from contaminating each other. even lifting one of those males out from that bunch is going to spread pollen over all the other plants! looks like a logistical nightmare to me but good luck with it.
VG
Hey VG! I hope to get 80-90% accuracy with this project. That would be shitty if I was making commercial seeds, but for me, as long as the offspring grow, so that I can flower and view their traits, I really don't care to know the absolute lineage with 100% certainty. It kinda goes to hype thing others have talked about, so that I can tell others (to sell or promote using someones name or work). A fire strain is a fire strain, and it is funny how many breeder descriptions give the possibility of an unknown parent.
I have decided to not shake over glass, as this would make cross contamination even worse. I have so many tops on each plant that I am going to start just cutting branches and hand filtering the sacks. I am obvisously not an expert on males by any means. Just a dude trying to collect as much pollen possible, from as many strains as possible and in the most accurate manner possible.
Thanks for stopping by! Do you have any photos of your best males with a bit of description on why you find the traits to be desirable?
WFF