feminizadas

Feminized seeds, or feminizadas, are cannabis seeds bred to grow female plants with high reliability. In cannabis cultivation, female plants produce the cannabinoid-rich flowers sought by consumers, while male plants produce pollen that can fertilize females and create seeds. Feminized seeds are developed so the resulting plants almost always develop as females, reducing the need to identify and remove males.

Production methods involve inducing a female plant to produce pollen, typically by stressing or chemically treating the plant to form male flowers. The pollen from this female is then used to fertilize another female flower, yielding seeds that carry predominantly female genetics. Modern feminized seeds are created through controlled breeding programs and laboratory techniques; the result is seeds with a high probability of germinating into female plants. It is important to note that no seed is guaranteed to be female, and occasional hermaphroditic plants can occur.

Benefits of feminized seeds include simplified cultivation, higher yields of usable flowers, and suitability for indoor grows where space is limited. They are widely used by home growers and commercial breeders. Potential drawbacks include genetic stability concerns with some older lines, a higher risk of hermaphroditism in certain strains, and variability in seed quality across producers.

The term feminizadas is commonly used in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking cannabis communities. Legal status and regulations surrounding cannabis cultivation vary by country and region.