RSC-PAK-KHY-0120210001
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| Chitrali General Population 2021 | |
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| RSC-PAK-KHY-0120210001 | |
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| Chitrali landrace cannabis | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation |
| Plant Height | 1–3 m |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Aroma | Hash, tangy candy, mandarin, gasoline |
| Effects | Warm, centred, luminous |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Leaf Shape | Intermediate |
| Stigma Color | Pink hairs |
| Flower Structure | Dense |
| Processing | |
| Method | Dry-sift |
| Notes | Sieved resin |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asia |
| Regional Complex | Hindu Kush-Himalayan |
| Growing Region | Chitral |
| Growing Area | Yarkhun Valley |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province/State | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Upper Chitral District |
| Coordinates | 36.3000° N, 72.5000° E |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 2021 |
| Harvest Date | 2021 |
| Collector | Angus |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | High |
| Legal Threats | Active eradication campaigns |
| Introgression | Minimal |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Unknown |
| System Type | Unknown |
| Cycle 1 Harvest | October–November |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | The Real Seed Company |
Chitrali General Population 2021 is a landrace cannabis accession sourced by Angus of The Real Seed Company from Upper Chitral, Pakistan.[1]
Geography
The accession originates from Yarkhun Valley in Upper Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in the high Hindu Kush.[1] Yarkhun Valley is the source of the Kunar River.[1]
The approximate latitude of the growing area is 35° N.[1]
History
Upper Chitral was historically one of the largest charas-producing regions of the Hindu Kush, including relative to Afghanistan. Commercial-scale cultivation ended with a government crackdown in the 1970s, and continued police pressure since has restricted large-scale growing. Cannabis cultivation in Upper Chitral is now largely confined to garden plots and small fields for personal use.[1]
Collection Details
Seeds were sourced directly by Angus from the 2021 harvest in Yarkhun Valley, Upper Chitral.[1]
Cultivation Details
Outdoor harvest in the region runs from October to early November.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
Chitrali populations exhibit a wide phenotypic range, from compact, broad-leafleted Indica-type plants to taller Sativa-type plants with broad or narrow leaflets. Plants reach one to three metres in height outdoors. Buds are typically dense and resinous, and pink stigmas are a common trait. A high proportion of plants express notable CBD.[1]
Aroma
Aromas range widely across the population, from hash and mandarin to tangy candy and gasoline.[1]
Effects
A warm, centred, luminous high.[1]
Conservation Status
Recorded at high conservation priority. RSC describes the Chitrali landrace in its pure form as precariously rare.[1]
Notes
Yarkhun Valley, the source of the Kunar River, has been proposed by some researchers as a possible origin point for Indica-type cannabis. RSC considers the valley more likely a point of intersection between Central and South Asian formal varieties of cannabis, referencing a published classification of endangered high-THC cannabis.[1]
RSC reports that two accessions from Chitral have shown strong mold resistance when grown in tropical conditions, including in a Hawaiian jungle climate.[1]
