RSC-LAO-VIE-0120240001
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| Mekong #2 General Population 2024 | |
|---|---|
| RSC-LAO-VIE-0120240001 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation |
| Plant height | 2–4 m |
| Photoperiod response | Short-day |
| Aroma | Intense, rich |
| Effects | Euphoric, luminous |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Leaflet width | Narrow |
| Processing | |
| Method | Ganja |
| Notes | Seedless or lightly seeded buds; also eaten in food |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Central Laos |
| Growing Area | Vientiane |
| Location | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province/State | Vientiane Province |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 2024 |
| Collector | Angus |
| Ethnic Group | Lao people |
| Conservation | |
| Main lot | The Real Seed Company Seed lot: At risk handed out handed out: handed out (sold) |
| Introgression | Minimal |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Unknown |
| System Type | Unknown |
| Cycle 1 Planting | June–September |
| Cycle 1 Harvest | December–April |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | The Real Seed Company |
| Genebanks and Sequence Data | |
Genebank accessions | |
| Genetic Relationships | |
Related accessions | |
Mekong #2 General Population 2024 is a landrace cannabis accession from Vientiane Province, Laos, listed as Mekong #2 in the seed catalogue of The Real Seed Company (RSC).[1] RSC describes it as a ganja landrace obtained from a Lao village household in the rice-growing lowlands of the province.[1] The line is on sale at RSC and on its Kwik Seeds site (checked 27 October 2026).[1][2]
Geography
RSC calls the rice-growing lowlands of Vientiane Province, in Central Laos, a crucial centre of production of "Thai" ganja, lying across the Mekong from well-known centres of Thai stick production in northern Isan. It gives a latitude of 18° N.[1]
History
According to RSC, ganja is a traditional household crop in this part of Laos, particularly among ethnic Tai rice-farming communities of the lowlands such as the Lao. It writes that a crop is typically sown between June and September and harvested between December and April.[1]
Collection Details
The listing gives the sourcing as "The Real Seed Company, Laos, Southeast Asia, 2024" and says that the accession was obtained from a Lao village household that grows a stand of ganja plants each year for its own use, both in food such as chicken soup and as ganja for smoking.[1] The listing has carried the title Mekong #2 and the 2024 sourcing since February 2025.[3]
In August 2026 Angus gave seed of Mekong #2 to the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System, with a donor's note that it was collected in Vientiane Province, where it was cultivated in a home garden for ganja. The system holds it as accession G 34112 at its Plant Genetic Resources Unit in Geneva, New York.[4][5]
Cultivation Details
RSC gives the purpose as ganja (seedless or lightly seeded buds), about six months from seed to harvest, and greenhouse or outdoor growing.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
RSC gives a height of 2 to 4 metres and describes large, tall plants with classic, narrow-leafleted Sativa morphology, substantial colas and strongly scented, resinous inflorescences. It lists intense, rich aromas and a euphoric, luminous high.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Mekong #2". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ "Mekong #2". Kwik Seeds. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
- ↑ "Mekong #2". The Real Seed Company. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ "G 34112, Cannabis sativa L., Mekong #2". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
- ↑ "Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station (NE9)". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 27 October 2026.