males & seeds

[Syke]

Are males capable of producing seeds? asexually i guess it would be ?

 

[OGKushman]

no. males are pollen producers (sperm). females hold the pistil which is the unfertilized egg (seed).

 

[leafminer]

Yes.
Feral strains usually consist of male plants with an XX set, that first produce profuse male flowers and then, when the male flowers are producing tons of pollen, female flowers appear in the form of foxtails and are pollinated. Selfing is a highly effective reproductive technique in feral plants.
A couple of years ago I took one of these feral strains known for its potency and bred it to an Aurora indica, then back-bred it. The seeds that the back-breeding produced were all female, confirming that the hermaphrodite male-characteristic parent was actually XX and not XY.

 

[jmansweed]

A typical non-intersexed male will produce male pollen sacs and male reproductive growth only. There are of course situations that occur w/ "hermies" just as they do with female plants. A male can potencially spit a female flower out and self-pollinate. Usually non-intersexed (not hermies) males and females produce the most genetically stable and predictable seeds. Any genetic flaws can easily be passed on and sometimes genotypes 3 or 4 generations down the line can display genetics from distant lineage. This is why even some great strains are inherently pre-disposed to genetic flaws.

 

[Strawberry Cough]

Yes.
Feral strains usually consist of male plants with an XX set, that first produce profuse male flowers and then, when the male flowers are producing tons of pollen, female flowers appear in the form of foxtails and are pollinated. Selfing is a highly effective reproductive technique in feral plants.
A couple of years ago I took one of these feral strains known for its potency and bred it to an Aurora indica, then back-bred it. The seeds that the back-breeding produced were all female, confirming that the hermaphrodite male-characteristic parent was actually XX and not XY.

Are you saying that if you have a MALE hermie, it is a good thing? If so, then I made a mistake destroying my male that hermied female pistils within the ball pollen sacs.