Feb 18, 2020 01:55
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term

autocruzas

Spanish to English Science Botany
Part of the requirements for importing cannabis plants, seeds or seedlings. The original Spanish document is from Mexico.

Somewhere online (maybe here) I found one reference/suggestion of "selfed progeny". Hoping a Pro may have some insight to confirm this or suggest another option.

Descripción de la biología reproductiva o multiplicativa del material, ciclo de vida con énfasis especial sobre autocruzas, polinización, hábitat, especies silvestres y distribución de éstas, mecanismos y frecuencia de autocruzas con miembros de la especie.

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 18, 2020:
self-pollinating Perhaps one reason the cannabis growers are using a different word is that "self-pollinating" usually refers to a natural process, whereas in this case the growers are doing the work.

Proposed translations

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self-crossing/self-pollinating/selfing

In the article at https://softsecrets.com/gb/2017/06/21/backcrossing-selfing/, it explains two types: backcrossing (going back to a parent plant) and self-crossing, which appears to be synonymous with 'self-pollinating' and 'selfing'.

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I found the article from the first of the following two hits, both about cannibis:


Backcrossing & Selfing - Soft Secrets Great Britainsoftsecrets.com › 2017/06/21 › backcrossing-selfing
Jun 21, 2017 - The generation produced is denoted BC1 (some cannabis breeders ... **Self-crossing can derive populations of plants from a single individual.**

Cannabis SEX & Breeding *Possibilities* - Green CulturEDwww.greencultured.co › cannabis-sex-breeding-possibilities
Feb 13, 2017 - Cross-Pollinating Cannabis Breeding Schemes There are many types of ... **The most severe form of inbreeding is the self-cross** where the plant ...
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac
4 hrs
Thanks, Neil!
agree Alexandra Stephens : My preference would be self-pollinating
12 hrs
Thanks, Alexandra. Since I don't know the cannabis business, I'm just reporting what I read in the article.
agree abe(L)solano
14 hrs
Thank you!
agree Marie Wilson
17 hrs
Thank you, Marie!
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