Back Cross – BX
Breeding a specific plant with its own parent to bring the resulting progeny closer to the original plant
Cannabinoids
The chemicals produced in the plant that cause MMJ to have medicinal and psychoactive effects
Chemdog / Chemdawg
• Many of today’s “elite” strains come from Chemdawg
• Chemdog = person, Chemdawg = strain
• It all began when Chemdog found 13 seeds in an ounce purchased at a Grateful Dead show
Clone
A non-sexual reproduction of a plant that results in a plant genetically identical to the donor plant. For our purposes, the donor plant is usually female and referred to as a “mother plant”
Cross
The breeding of the male of a particular strain to the female of another strain
Curing
The act of slowing the drying process of MMJ in order to allow metabolic processes to continue after harvest. Proper curing is necessary to ensure full flavor, potency, and aroma.
Highland
Plants originating from higher elevations. Usually this designation would indicate being closer to an indica expression of the characteristics of the plant.
Hybridization
The crossing of a sativa with an indica, or one strain to another strain
Hydroponics
The art of fertilizing a plant via the application of water soluble chemical nutrients to an inert growing medium
Inbred Line - IBL
A plant that has been repeatedly bred to its own ancestors or progeny for purposes of stabilizing the genetics
Indica
• Body type high, relaxing, “stoned”
• More sedative
• Narcotic like high
• “Nighttime” medicine
• Evolved in colder climates
• Leaves are thick and darker green
• Plants grow short and stocky
• Plants mature quickly
Landrace Strain
A strain that has evolved naturally, without human influence to come its current genetic state
Lowland
Plants originating from lower elevations. Usually this designation would indicate being closer to a sativa expression of the characteristics of the plant.
Mother Plant
The donor plant that a clone is taken from to produce a new plant genetically identical to the plant it was taken from
Organic
Growing a plant by using only compounds produced by other living organisms, and not the addition of chemical fertilizers
Phenotype
The observable physical characteristics of a specific plant, as determined by both genetic makeup and environmental influences. With the same parents, the resulting offspring can have nearly infinite different phenotypes, but each trait will come from one of the parents whether or not that trait was expressed in the parent
Relative Ratio
The ratio of the cannabinoids normalized to a total of 10.
Sativa
• Cerebral, soaring type of high
• More energetic
• Psychedelic type high
• “Daytime” medicine
• Evolved in warm climates
• Leaves are thin and lighter green
• Plants grow tall and lanky
• Plants mature slowly
Seedling
A young plant that has been grown from seed
Soil Growing
Nutrients needed for growth are provided by the grow medium itself rather than in a water soluble form
Super Soil
An organic growing medium that requires no additional nutrients added to it
Disclaimer: Due to the previously clandestine nature of cannabis cultivation and breeding, there is a lack of confirmed history to many strains.
