lordjin
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I think you're right. My terminology may have been a little too liberal when I used the word "breeding." However, I have noticed a difference in strength and vigor depending upon which part of the mother plant the clone has been taken from. They also grow a little differently depending upon the part of the plant they've been cut from. For example the clones in my current grow, I could tell that plant one was taken from a higher extremity while plant two looked like it came from a lower one. Initially, plant two, the clone taken from a lower part of the mother, grew bigger and stronger in veg. But the biggest donkey dicks you see now are from plant one, the clone that looked like it was a higher branch.Forgive me if I'm wrong, I'm still learning... But although it sounds like you are selecting the most vigorous clones and cuttings aren't you still running with the same genetics? So they'll grow out the same regardless of whether you artificially select the best looking branches/cuttings? I thought you could only select the most vigorous plants from seed and then only see noticeable improvement after many generations of selection. That's my basic understanding of it, anyways, from one college Biology class, lol. Correct me if I'm wrong
Genetic selection is not being altered here. You're correct. But rather grow characteristics are being kept optimal by superior branch selection.
Edit: And by 'improving the quality with each cycle,' I think I meant more specifically to say improving yield... as quality dictated by genetic factors should remain stable.