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Pure indica retail shopping label — not genetics

Maruf Kandahar Strain

Maruf Kandahar is a pure indica strain (Double Dalai × Afghanistan Landrace). 66-day flowering.

Median THC
Flowering
66 days
Breeder releases
1
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Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide

Indica 100%

Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.

Genetics & Lineage

Parents
ParentDouble DalaiParentAfghanistan Landrace
This strainMaruf Kandahar
Descendants (4)

Breeder releases (1)

BreederTHCFloweringSeedsRating
Indian Landrace Exchange66dregular

About Maruf Kandahar

Maruf, Kandahar (Farm #2). Latitude: 31 39’N 65 11’E. Altitude: 1000-1200 meters. As of August, the domesticated cannabis crops at Maruf, Kandhar had already started to transition into the flowering phase, a few early flowering males could be seen peeking from in between the crops while the females were only beginning to stretch out the internodes and new shoots to accommodate the buds. Some of the characteristics changes observed in the Maruf (Kandahar) populations as they transition out of the vegetative state includes the development of red colour on the petioles and stems (in a considerable chunk of the population) with the onset of the flowering. The plants grow in an calcareous alluvial like mix of clay and sand and silt which consists of a higher percentage of sand compared to the alluvial mix commonly observed in the north western Himalayan (India/Nepal) foothills. The farmer (Haji Agha Khan) who owns this particular farm documented here, employs a variety of selection criterion to narrow down a few different types of plants that they believe makes for the best Hashish. Their selection process is quite opposite to what most farmers do, since they make their selections in te

Frequently asked questions

What are the genetics of Maruf Kandahar?
Maruf Kandahar comes from Double Dalai × Afghanistan Landrace.
Is Maruf Kandahar indica or sativa?
Maruf Kandahar is classified as pure indica.
How long does Maruf Kandahar take to flower?
Maruf Kandahar flowers in about 66 days.
Is Maruf Kandahar available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Maruf Kandahar is offered as: regular.