The Science of Selection
We are serious about the selection process since we are focused on created elite clone-only varieties, not an endless stream of new seed lines. The agronomic studies that form the foundation of the selection process include over 75 categories that are recorded all the way from germination and clone performance to flowering, post processing, and laboratory analysis in multiple environments.
We are so serious, in fact, that the founder of Voyager Genetics, Chris Leavitt, wrote a chapter in a textbook and is creating coursework for the University of Barcelona on this very subject.
Cannabis Cultivation Instruction Book
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Black Rose Pollination and Story
Heath Robinson’s Black Rose is a legendary strain that has been held by enthusiasts and breeders for over a decade. Special thanks to Fyg Tree out of Santa Cruz, California for diligently making filial generations of this plant all the way to F13! We acquired seeds of the Black Rose F13 and selected a female from that lot and reversed it to make this pollination. The defining characteristic of this plant is its incredible purple expressions, that can even be seen on new leaves in veg and as early as Week 3 of flowering. Since so many popular strains that are purple originate from Gelato phenotypes, we thought it would be cool to create a new lineage from some old school gear and cross it to some new and exciting cultivars.
Black Rose Bx is (Black Rose x Newberry) x Black Rose. This cultivar is known for very short flowering times and intense purple coloration that begins very early- sometimes even during vegetative growth! It has a sweet aroma of berries with mostly dark fruit such as blackberry, currant and blueberry coming through. Some phenotypes can test very low in THC, so a big part of the project is ensuring that selections from this line test sufficiently high.
