Award-winning, European-based cannabis breeder and seed bank Royal Queen Seeds Pro has released its exclusive first range of F1 hybrid cannabis seeds.
Royal Queen Seeds (RQS) Pro’s internal cannabis F1 hybrid breeding programme has released the first of several F1 hybrids. The company says it believes that F1 hybrid seeds are the future of cannabis growing thanks to their higher yield, high crop uniformity, greater efficiency, improved land use and superior economic scaling.
Global head of R&D at Royal Queen Seeds Pro, Maikel de Bresser, commented: “Alongside our Green Horizon Alliance partners, we have already executed standardised trials comparing classic cannabis seed varieties with their F1 hybrid counterparts.
“The results are impressive, with many tests showing up to double the yield per square metre and higher levels of crop uniformity. The effect on our customers will be more efficient crop management and better ability to predetermine final yields.”
The company highlights that with the growth of the legal market, sustainable product ranges are needed to keep up with demand, and that the concept of F1 hybrids are already present in many crops. RQS Pro’s breeding programme aims to integrate the same proven breeding technologies to significantly improve cannabis viability.
The first seed range will launch in the US state of California, with seeds expected in Q1 of 2022 and RQS Pro will continue building a pipeline of both THC and CBD crops, with their exclusive range of F1 hybrid seeds.
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