Kunar River

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Description

Genetics: Ruderal Hindu Kush Cannabis
Sourcing: Landrace Genetics, northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2019
Purpose: n/a
Latitude: 36° N
Harvest: Early August to September
Height: 2–5 meters
Aroma: [forthcoming]
Characteristics: Early maturing, day-neutral (‘autoflowering’)
Grow Type: Outdoors, greenhouse

The Kunar River is believed by some botanists to be the centre of origin of Indica-type Cannabis. These seeds were hand-picked from ruderal stands along the Kunar River, where it crosses from Pakistan into Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Formerly, this region of Afghanistan was known as Kafiristan, the name from which Nikolai Vavilov derived his taxon Cannabis indica var. kafiristanica.

The Hindu Kush region was probably among the earliest centres in which Cannabis was domesticated for use as an ‘intoxicant’. Vavilov believed that the ruderal (i.e., wild or weedy) populations of northern Pakistan were the centre from which were derived all Indian drug landraces, i.e. Cannabis indica in its Lamarckian sense. Whatever the case, there’s no doubt that these plants are an invaluable reservoir of biodiversity, which is crucial for the future of the species.

PLEASE NOTE: Seeds of ruderal Cannabis exhibit highly variable and uneven germination.

Ruderal Cannabis, Kunar River, Hindu Kush

Ruderal Cannabis, Kunar River, Hindu Kush

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Pack size

12 seeds, 5 seeds