Question: The Fading of the Clones

Can anyone offer insight or advice on using clones to propagate successive generations? Specifically, will the quality fade through generations?

• The purpose: maximize space in a small-scale home growroom. By propagating the next generation with a clone, the previous mother plant can be flowered into two big colas after topping for the clone. I'm currently using SOG.
• In lieu of empirical observation: all opinions, references, or links are appreciated!

some say quality fades some dont.
i say nothing fades.

a mongo frog said:

i say nothing fades.

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That's what I think, too, but haven't seen much reliable information on this.

E... said:

That's what I think, too, but haven't seen much reliable information on this.

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what type of ifo do u want? like year olds of moms and bud production? stuff like that?

War stories about 3rd generation and greater clones - basically, we're talking about using clones to clone clones.

What I've not seen addressed is genetic drift specific to cannabis - here's an article where the author states:

For an advanced explanation, Wikipedia says this.

id say keep a mother plant going

In my earlier days of growing I took clones from clones and never saw any change in quality of my plants, never kept a mother. Always had a good harvest and good smoking material.

I don't have the space to keep a mother plant but am on my 6th generation of clones.
I havnt seen any difference or drift.
Before repotting and putting them in the flower room I take clones. Let the clones grow until the plants in the flower room are ready and repeat the process.
Harvest every 8-9 weeks.

Nutes, that's exactly what I want to do - many thanks. Do you get double colas on the mother plant?