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Tests. Eventually through selection and keeping records you will end
up with a plant that is true breeding for all the features that you want.
The gene pool is there but the objective is to lock down the traits of the
pool. Also by keeping your own records you will be building up your
own little map of cannabis genes. For instance if someone grows
Blueberry from a known breeder and asks what the berry taste
genotype is, you might be able to tell them a little bit about your
experiences and what you found. This may help them cut corners.
Maybe one day we will be able to genetically map cannabis and
everything will be much easier.
Also a breeder never sits back and says “Right! I am going to
be on the lookout for all 1000 traits that I want.” That is crazy. What
they need to do is concentrate on the main phenotypes that will make
their plant unique in some way. Once they have locked down 4 or 5
traits they can them move on. Step by step is how True breeding
strains are created. If anyone says that they developed a true breeding
strain in 1 or 2 years then you can be sure that the genetics they started
with where somewhat true breeding in the first place. (Known true
breeding strains like Skunk#1 and Afghani#1 have taken 20 years to
get to the stage they are at now.)
Eventually you will have your Silver Kush strain but only
with the 4 genotypes that you wanted to keep. You may still have a
variety of non-uniform plants in the group. Some may have purple
