ThricomeInstituteStudent Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Hi Everyone, just thought this was interesting... A female cannabis flower generally has two pistils that include the reproductive anatomy: the ovary, style, and stigmas. The ovary, where a seed develops once fertilized, is at the very base of the pistil. The stigmas are covered with sticky hair-like structures, called stigmatic papillae, that capture pollen and transport it down the pollen tube, through the stigmas and style and into the ovary. The style is at the base of each stigma and separates the stigmas from the ovary. The style can be identified separately from the stigmas due to the absence of papillae. However, as the female cannabis flower is kept from being fertilized in the cultivation of cannabis, the papillae will grow on the style in an attempt to increase the plant’s ability to capture pollen. Cannabis pistils are whitish-yellow when fertile and orange to red when no longer fertile. Some unique cultivars have pink pistils. Pistils also vary in robustness along the broad to narrow leaf spectrum. (Credit: Expansion of female sex organs in response to prolonged virginity in Cannabis sativa) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyCLown Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Nice, although I must admit... felt a bit dirt reading the title of this thread. lol Was wondering what it has to do with cannabis while reading it It makes sense to help keep the species alive, find ways to maximize fertilization to increase survival. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThricomeInstituteStudent Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 20 hours ago, PsyCLown said: Nice, although I must admit... felt a bit dirt reading the title of this thread. lol Was wondering what it has to do with cannabis while reading it It makes sense to help keep the species alive, find ways to maximize fertilization to increase survival. LOL, yeah, the Title seems a little dirty hey. Was a good piece of my learning material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prom Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/11/2021 at 8:31 AM, ThricomeInstituteStudent said: However, as the female cannabis flower is kept from being fertilized in the cultivation of cannabis, the papillae will grow on the style in an attempt to increase the plant’s ability to capture pollen. Major info is here, unpollinated plants form bigger buds kill those males! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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