Do you not think you need large populations to find proven or "true" females and time ?
Yes of course I believe time and large populations are needed to find true proven females
but my point is that one can always just take a proven clone and some CS/STS and make fem seeds off others work with minimum effort , space and time.
And thats what most fem seed are made. Not all but many if not the majority.
The genepool is in danger from hacks regardless if bred for fem or reg most will hack and take a shortcut for profit.
The fact I am concerned with the fem seed issue does not mean I am not concerned with the all the hacks you mention..
And I ve expressed this concern multiple times. Dutch-type hybrid variaties and their popularity has caused to a great extent many of the landrace sativas in my area to become almost extinct.
This something not good for the quality of the genetics available to smokers/growers as since almost all growers in my area have given up all the great local sativa lines that smoke great and have amazing qualities, to cultivate faster higher yielding strains FOR MORE PROFIT.NOT for quality of flowers.
Unfortunately most of the hybrids that took over the market don't produce as good smoke as the local landrace lines do . The market now is full of weak hybrid strain smoke that lacks the qualities of good herb. Good herb is good for the mind , body and and soul. 10 years ago the quality of smoke here was better. Perhaps the bag appeal was less attractive and the strains were less stinky/smelly
but the potency and quality was far better.
This goes for many areas in the world and thats why you see so many people complain for the quality of the smoke and genetics found nowadays in the market. The great sativas have almost become extinct nowadays. Why? Due to profit...Not because the new varieties have
I am not against fem seeds like I am not agaist indica genetics (although I like sativas myself).All have their applications and are unique in their own right. But I believe companies that make seeds should make and sell seeds of both pure lines (indicas and sativas) as well as hybrids.We should find ways to improve on lines according to todays criteria..but at the same time preserve what we alreardy got from the previous generations.
Due to profits we ve lost many great pure lines and many people express their disappointment for this me included.
As for lack of variation via a gynoecious breeding program I fail to see how it would be any different to that of a reg male/female program, if you can tell me otherwise please do.
Like I said we still don't know how all this fem craze will affect the plants evolution and the quality of genetics in the long term and due to the illegal status of the plant little proper research has been done so far, so I for now will go with Shanti's opinion who by the way is a biologist and one of the best and most respected breeders:
"the only real issue is this. Feminised seed are great for those who do not want to breed, but grow a flower with minimum of ease..."
"Regular seed is the genetic pool and therefore should be kept separated until a lot more experience and research is done without polluting and destroying all we selected for over the last decades."
"Now you must be ignorant to think I have never femminized my mothers, I have. In fact Nev did it way before DP brought the so called revolution out of pandora`s box...but only to preserve a dead end line that was in female clone form...they were never used to breed with but to preserve moltihybrid orphans...so to speak."