One common misconception we hear from growers is calling fasciated plants polyploids or triploids. This general belief has swept over forums and chats online but it is not in fact true.
Fasciation is a plant mutation that is visible on stems and flowers of cannabis plants. The stem grows very wide, flattened and elongated. It can appear multiple stems put together, and same for the flower. You can see examples in the video above from one of our R&D fields in 2020. It generally only effects a few branches and is relatively rare - but we found a huge population in one of our CBDV variety trials.
Once again, this is not an indication a plant is a triploid, or a polyploid, its just a mutation. While the flowers look cool they can become infected with botrytis easier, have much more leaf - meaning less cannabinoids.
The only way to know whether a cannabis plant is a triploid is by using flow cytometry to analyze plant tissue. Ask your triploid breeder if they've got a flow machine before you push play on an order. The more you know :)
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Fasciation in Cannabis Plants and Polyploidy
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