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Do you have any experience breeding with a male-dominant hermie or heard of anyone doing this? I have two Sleestack x Skunk males, one is 100% male while the other is more like 75% male / 25% female. From what I understand this is rare. DJ Short seems to recommend keeping these around (see below) but I was wondering what you think? I've already collected pollen from both but have yet to pollinate so I'm still trying to decide.
"A quick word on backward hermaphrodites- declared males that eventually sport female flowers- as opposed to the usual female to male hermaphrodites. Theses are semi-rare occurances, usually sterile but sometimes viable, that I have found at times to be valuable in there genetic contributions. Some of the most resinous and desirable males I have encountered exhibited this trait. This trait almost seems to guarantee against unwanted hermaphroditism in subsequent generations as it also increases the female to male ratio in its progeny" -DJ Short
Did a lot of searching and could only find people hypothesizing about this. Interested to hear what you guys think about this. My first reaction was "that must be wrong, any hermies lead to more hermies" but curiosity is getting the best of me. If it is true that male-dom hermies could inhibit hermaphroditic traits in female progency that is fucking amazing.
EDIT: Pic added for reference. This was a clone @ 17 days of 12/12. Notice it expresses only male flowers around the main stem but hermie when there is any branching involved.
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