{"id":3127,"date":"2019-04-16T01:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T01:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/pollen"},"modified":"2021-07-13T19:59:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T19:59:06","slug":"pollen","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/pollen","title":{"rendered":"Pollen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A powdery substance produced by the reproductive organs of the male cannabis plant. <\/span>Cannabis pollen<\/span> contains the genetic matter necessary to fertilize the female cannabis plant, which allows them to produce seeds, which are essential to breeding and cultivating cannabis. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anthers opened and released pollen from the marijuana<\/span><\/i> pollen <\/i><\/b>sacs, which had a dusty, powdery consistency.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grower used the male cannabis<\/span><\/i> pollen<\/i><\/b> to fertilize his female plants\u2014and grow a new batch of seeds in the process.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhat does marijuana pollen look like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Marijuana pollen has a dusty, powdery appearance of a fine consistency. The pollen may have a grainy or yellowish tint that resembles a lighter shade of cornmeal. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tHow is pollen transferred in marijuana plants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When plants are kept outdoors, pollen spreads naturally through air and via animals \u2014 but indoor growers will need to deliberately catch pollen from the male plant and place it on the female stigmas in order to fertilize the female plant.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tWhen do male cannabis plants release pollen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Male cannabis plants release pollen approximately 4 to 5 weeks after flowering. At this point, the pollen is ready to fertilize the female marijuana plant. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t

\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Male\n\t\t\t<\/a>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite>
Male cannabis plants release pollen approximately 4 to 5 weeks after flowering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t