Choosing a breeding male and female

[OldSkunkBud]

I have a couple of questions about breeding that I am just a little unsure about. If I want to breed strain AA with strain BB.

Hypothetically, I have 4 plants of strain AA, they are 2 males and 2 females.
I also have 4 plants of strain BB, again I have 2 males and 2 females.

All of the plants of strain AA are uniform and very similar in shape, size, resin production and structure.
All of the plants of strain BB are also uniform and very similar in shape, size, resin production and structure.

My questions are: ( And bearing in mind that I don't have to select the best male/female as they are all very similar in structure etc.etc. )

What would be the best way to cross these strains.
1. Should I take a male from strain AA and pollinate with a female from strain BB.

Or, should I take a male from strain BB and pollinate with a female from strain AA

2. What weight does the male have in pollination, is it more dominant than the female or vice versa.

3. Does it matter, assuming that both strains will contribute 50/50 to the offspring.

I hope my questions are clear and hope some kind person will point me in the right direction.

Thanks in anticipation.

OSB

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[Epic Genetics]

in a perfect world you would be able to take pollen from each male and pollinate separate labled branches of each girl , but this isnt often possible

with autos and continual breeding its a good idea to smoke test each seeded plant/girl , i realise seeded bud isnt the best example of how a plant tastes normally , but it will give you an idea of potency etc , then only continue breeding with the seeds from the best girl/girls

crossing aa plants with bb plants should give hybrid vigour , providing they were unrelated strains to start with

its my belief males give structure and females give smell and taste , but im no biologist and there are so many traits passed on that possiblilities are endless and actual smoke/ingesting tests of the offspring will go a long way in making up your mind which mating was/is best

if you are only after free seed then why not do an open pollination , you never know what you will get , but you will have seed for years to come lol

peace

 

[OldSkunkBud]

in a perfect world you would be able to take pollen from each male and pollinate separate labled branches of each girl , but this isnt often possible

with autos and continual breeding its a good idea to smoke test each seeded plant/girl , i realise seeded bud isnt the best example of how a plant tastes normally , but it will give you an idea of potency etc , then only continue breeding with the seeds from the best girl/girls

crossing aa plants with bb plants should give hybrid vigour , providing they were unrelated strains to start with

its my belief males give structure and females give smell and taste , but im no biologist and there are so many traits passed on that possiblilities are endless and actual smoke/ingesting tests of the offspring will go a long way in making up your mind which mating was/is best

if you are only after free seed then why not do an open pollination , you never know what you will get , but you will have seed for years to come lol

peace

Hey b0b_b1tch1n.
Thanks for the reply.
My reasons are for a long term breeding project I am doing.
OSB

 

[Epic Genetics]

then with autos my best advice would be to only move forward with seeds from the plant/plants with the smoke that comes closest to what you are looking for , ie: potency , flavour etc

discard or simply grow out the rest without breeding them further

best of luck and peace

 

[Dr Who]

its my belief males give structure and females give smell and taste , but im no biologist and there are so many traits passed on that possiblilities are endless and actual smoke/ingesting tests of the offspring will go a long way in making up your mind which mating was/is best

This is an interesting observation. I am saving seed to try to have stable plants which do OK in my climate. I was thinking that selection (where possible in my case) is based mostly on structure for the males, and on flowering performance, quality etc. in the females. This is because these are the traits that I can assess directly in each type of plant. It makes me wonder whether there could be something of a chicken and egg situation going on here.