Cannabis glossary

A backcross (BX) is a breeding technique involving the crossing of a hybrid plant with one of its parents to reinforce specific traits.

One-sentence definition: Canopy management is a cultivation technique involving the strategic trimming and training of cannabis plants to optimize light exposure and improve yields.

Defoliation is a cultivation technique involving the removal of leaves from a plant to promote better light penetration and air circulation.

F1/F2/IBL lines are specific types of cannabis breeding lines used to develop and stabilize particular traits in plants.

FIM (FIMming) is a cannabis cultivation technique aimed at boosting yields by manipulating plant growth patterns.

A flowering (bloom) stage is when cannabis plants develop buds, crucial for producing cannabinoids like THC and CBD.

Germination is the process by which a cannabis seed begins to grow and develop into a seedling.

HST (high-stress training) is a cannabis cultivation technique involving deliberate plant stress to enhance growth and yield.

One-sentence definition: Lollipopping is a cannabis cultivation technique that involves removing lower growth to focus energy on the top buds.

LST (low-stress training) is a cultivation technique used to control plant growth by gently bending stems without causing damage.

Mainlining/manifold is a cannabis plant training technique that involves creating a symmetrical branch structure to optimize light exposure and yield.

Pheno-hunting is the process of selecting the best plants from a batch of cannabis seeds based on desirable traits.

Pollen chucking is the informal term for breeding cannabis plants without a strict scientific approach.

One-sentence definition: Pre-flower is the stage in cannabis cultivation when plants show early signs of flowering, typically marked by the appearance of pistils.

Reveg (re-vegetation) is the process of returning a cannabis plant to its vegetative state after it has begun flowering.

SCROG, or Screen of Green, is a cannabis cultivation technique that maximizes yield by training plants to grow horizontally.

A seedling is the young plant stage following germination, characterized by the development of cotyledons and true leaves.

Selfed (S1): A cannabis plant grown from self-pollinated seeds, leading to offspring genetically identical to the parent plant.

Sexing is the process of determining the gender of a cannabis plant to optimize its growth and yield.

One-sentence definition: SOG, or Sea of Green, is a cannabis cultivation technique that maximizes yield by growing many small plants close together.