Cannabis inflorescence bract trichome development across flower age and genotype, including changing capitate forms, stalk development, distribution, resin production, dehiscence, and senescence; study-specific timing is not a universal harvest clock.
Visual lesson 05
Maturity & risk inspection
Combine representative bract trichomes, floral development, stigma condition, senescence, genotype, canopy position, and mold inspection rather than relying on one calendar week or stigma color alone.
Interactive academic visual
Maturity & risk inspection
Use several maturity signals while actively checking for flower-health risksTrichome observations
Use standardized bract sampling and magnification as one developmental observation, not a laboratory potency measurement.
Knowledge check
PracticeCan you explain what the visual is showing?
Why should flower maturity not be judged from stigma color alone?
Track this lesson
Mark the lesson complete when you are comfortable with the visual, observations, and system context.
Evidence & further reading
Sources connected to this lesson
These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.Cannabis leaf morphogenesis, phyllotaxy, plant architecture, reproductive transition, inflorescence development, trichome development, and senescence across a complete life cycle.
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System context