I literally just posted proof that it is not all that clean. Plenty of viruses passed through seed form. No way to test them. I can test every mother plant and make sure my garden is clean. I understand you are a big time seed advocate but in reality there is more question in that area then there is in clones.
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Obviously there's a market for clones and elites, otherwise A. No one would buy them. B. every big outfit ie jungleboys etc would only run seeds. Please don't say that a seed run of a cross is better than running the best selection out of maybe 200 plants.
Tissue culture does not remove all viruses unless done to a certain extent. HPLvD has to be removed through meristem culture and it is a little more intricate of the process. Takes a few meristem cultures to get to. Have to keep taking the newest form of growth before the viroid can get to it.
Anyone buying cuts from DarkHeart or Node labs have cuts that are reinvigorated and cleaned up through tissue culture although I would say DarkHeart is on another level than most. Which is why I find it funny when the pessimist here act like buying their clones are an issue. Shows how little they know.
Yeah it's apical meristem culture which takes the growing tip cluster of cells. They can do that in one round of tissue culture and get a clean clone. Regular meristem tissue culture is just taking a whole shoot. A lot of people post that on Instagram etc but actually its just for replication not removing pathogens.
Well its almost science vs the bible lol. Yeah dark heart have a sophisticated lab and thorough process. Not sure how legit the cuts are. But if you are in Europe like me then I have no access to tissue cultures at all unless I set my own mini lab.
Still able to remove some viruses and pathogens as well as spores and bugs through regular meristem. Also definitely beneficial for storage of multiple strains. The apical meristem to remove HPLvD can be a little more of a process and definitely a lot harder to do correctly. DarkHeart offers a service that takes about a year to a year and a half to remove HPLvD.
I have heard a lot of people talk about starting their own mini lab. I was considering it with one of my 4x8 tents. Putting an intake filter on it. Keeping positive pressure and then using a UVC light for sanitation. Was a little to intricate for me at this time. Maybe in the near future.
You do know that "clone only's" come from seed right?? Don't understand your "seeds are overhyped and have been for years" comment.
Yes they come from a big selection of seeds. What's your point?
Yes I believe you..
You need a laminar flow hood. A tent would be contaminated as soon as you walk in whereas the hoods push clean air out the hole so that you cant physically introduce spores into the culture.