IT'S A GENETIC BASED TEST THAT USES PLANT DNA TO IDENTIFY THE SEX OF PLANT BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF THE Y-CHROMOSOME.
HOW DO YOU TEST THE SEX OF A PLANT IN A LAB?
WE USE A PROCESS CALLED QUANTITATIVE PCR (QPCR), WHICH IS THE MOST SENSITIVE MODERN SCIENTIFIC METHOD AVAILABLE TO DETECT SPECIFIC PIECES OF DNA (E.G. THE Y-CHROMOSOME). DUE TO THE EXTREME HIGH SENSITIVITY OF QPCR, IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO PREVENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION DURING SAMPLE COLLECTION.
OUR PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED USING RESEARCH FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTISTS. A LIBRARY OF PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES DOCUMENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://STRAIN.WORKS/
WHAT TYPE OF PLANTS CAN YOU TEST?
OUR LABORATORY ONLY TESTS COTYLEDON DNA OF PLANTS. WHOLE PLANT MATERIAL (CELLS, OILS AND FIBERS) IS NOT REQUIRED. THERE IS NO NEED TO DISCLOSE THE TYPE OF PLANT BEING TESTED.
HOW DOES A DNA TEST MAKE GROWING MORE AFFORDABLE AND EFFICIENT COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL SEX IDENTIFICATION THROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION?
ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF STATISTICS AND CLASSICAL GENETICS, HALF OF YOUR PLANTS GROWN FROM SEED WILL BE MALE. WAITING MONTHS TO OBSERVE TRAITS THAT ARE WRITTEN IN THE PLANT’S DNA CAN BE LABOR INTENSIVE AND COSTLY. DNA TESTING DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE TIME TO IDENTIFY PLANT SEX FROM MONTHS TO DAYS. WE CAN START TESTING PLANTS 1-2 WEEKS OLD TO WEED OUT YOUR MALES. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO REMOVE YOUR MALES AND PLANT MORE FEMALES, HELPING TO PRODUCE A LARGER YIELD. ALONG THE WAY YOU’LL CONSERVE ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS OF PRECIOUS GROW SPACE, LABOR, WATER, ELECTRICITY, AND NUTRIENTS.
WHAT REGIONS DO YOU SERVICE?
WE CAN ACCEPT SAMPLES FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IF THEY ARE PROPERLY COLLECTED ACCORDING TO OUR PROTOCOLS. WE ALSO OFFER ON-SITE SAMPLE COLLECTION ASSISTANCE, DEMONSTRATIONS AND COURIER SERVICES TO SOME REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA (CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO).
HOW MUCH DOES THE PLANT SEX TEST COST?
OUR PLANT DNA COLLECTION KITS ARE ONLY $1 EACH. CURRENT RATES FOR OUR PLANT SEX TEST ARE BASED ON NUMBER OF SAMPLES THAT YOU SUBMIT.
LESS THAN 100 TESTS WILL BE $10 PER SAMPLE, AND $9 EACH FOR AN ORDER OF 100 OR MORE SAMPLES. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR BULK PRICING: INFO@DELTALEAFLABS.COM OR (805) 253-2384
HOW DO I COLLECT SAMPLES?
WE’VE MADE THE PROCESS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. FIRST, ORDER YOUR DNA COLLECTION KITS TO GET STARTED. THEN, FOLLOW THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH YOUR KITS (ALSO AVAILABLE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE) TO COLLECT A HIGH-QUALITY DNA SAMPLE AND AVOID CROSS-CONTAMINATION FROM OTHER SAMPLES.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL (805) 253-2384 OR EMAIL US VIA INFO@DELTALEAFLABS.COM FOR GUIDANCE. WE ARE HAPPY TO SETUP A VIDEO CALL IF NECESSARY.
WHY DO I HAVE TO USE COTYLEDON LEAVES?
FIRST OFF, TAKING SAMPLES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER SPROUTING A SEED SAVES THE MOST TIME AND RESOURCES WHEN IDENTIFYING MALE PLANTS. SECOND, DNA SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM COTYLEDONS USING OUR PROTOCOLS DO NOT CONTAIN ANY PLANT MATERIAL THAT COULD BE USED FOR CONSUMPTION, CULTIVATION OR RESALE. THIS IS BECAUSE PROPERLY COLLECTED DNA SAMPLES DO NOT CONTAIN INTACT PLANT TISSUE(S) OR CELLS, BUT CONSIST ONLY OF THE RESIDUE FROM LEAF FLUIDS WHICH BECOME EMBEDDED IN AN ABSORBENT PAPER. FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE THE MATERIAL USED FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION IS TAKEN FROM THE FIRST ROUND LEAVES (COTYLEDONS) OF IMMATURE, SEEDLING STAGE PLANTS, THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY REGULATED SUBSTANCES (E.G. CANNABINOIDS) AND ARE THEREFORE COMPLIANT WITH THE U.S. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
***IF YOUR COTYLEDON LEAVES ARE WILTING OR HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OFF, PLEASE CALL US.***
I ORDERED MORE KITS THAN I NEED AT THIS TIME, IS IT OK TO SAVE THEM FOR A FUTURE TESTING ORDER?
ABSOLUTELY! WE REMAIN FLEXIBLE SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOUR PRACTICES ALREADY IN PLACE. IT IS UP TO OUR CLIENTS TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY SHOULD TEST PLANTS AND HOW LARGE OF AN ORDER THEY WILL SUBMIT AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME. UNUSED DNA COLLECTION KITS CAN BE USED AT A FUTURE TIME BUT SHOULD BE STORED IN CLEAN, COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS. WE DO NOT OFFER REFUNDS FOR UNUSED KITS.
CAN DELTA LEAF COME COLLECT THE SAMPLES FOR ME?
YES! WE UNDERSTAND THAT CULTIVATION CAN BE LABOR INTENSIVE PROCESS THEREFORE WE ARE HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH LARGER ORDERS OF 100 PLANT SAMPLES AND ABOVE (THE EXACT MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLES WILL BE DETERMINED DEPENDING ON YOUR EXACT LOCATION). FOR AN ALL INCLUSIVE FEE OF ($1 PER SAMPLE WITHIN CALIFORNIA) OUR TEAM OF TRAINED SPECIALISTS WILL COME COLLECT DNA SAMPLES AT YOUR SITE. ALL CLIENT INFORMATION IS KEPT STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DNA COLLECTION SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT INFO@DELTALEAFLABS.COM OR (805) 253-2384.
HOW DO I SUBMIT MY SAMPLES?
IF YOU ARE WITHIN CALIFORNIA WE MAY BE ABLE TO ARRANGE FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION OR PICKUP (CONTACT US). YOU CAN ALSO MAIL YOUR SAMPLES FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
SEND ORDERS TO: KIT RETURNS 5662 CALLE REAL #243 GOLETA, CA. 93117
CAN I BRING PLANTS TO YOUR LAB FOR TESTING?
NO. OUR LABORATORY WILL NOT ACCEPT PLANTS FOR TESTING. ALL SAMPLES MUST BE PREPARED AT YOUR FACILITY USING OUR COLLECTION KITS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO PROPERLY COLLECT SAMPLES OR IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN OUR ON-SITE SAMPLE COLLECTION SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT INFO@DELTALEAFLABS.COM OR CALL (805)-253-2384.
ARE DNA SAMPLES LEGAL TO SEND IN THE MAIL?
YES. OUR LABORATORY HAS DESIGNED A COLLECTION AND TESTING PROCESS THAT USES ONLY DNA AND NO ACTUAL PLANT MATERIAL. BECAUSE PLANT DNA SAMPLES DO NOT CONTAIN ACTUAL PLANT MATERIAL OR CANNABINOIDS, THEY ARE LEGAL TO SEND BETWEEN STATES.
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY RESULTS?
FOR MOST ORDERS (UNDER 1000 SAMPLES), RESULTS ARE TYPICALLY AVAILABLE WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER WE RECEIVE YOUR SAMPLES. SMALLER ORDERS HAVE FASTER TURNAROUND TIMES. PLEASE CALL US AT (805) 253-2384 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRACK THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDER.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL DELAYS AS OUR LAB IS CLOSED ON WEEKENDS AND FEDERAL HOLIDAYS.
HOW ACCURATE ARE YOUR RESULTS?
OUR TRACK RECORD FOR CORRECTLY CONFIRMED RESULTS IS OVER 99.9%. THE TESTING PROCEDURE (QPCR) DOES NOT PRODUCE FALSE RESULTS, HOWEVER, RARE HUMAN ERRORS IN SAMPLE COLLECTION AND/OR PROCESSING CAN LEAD TO AN INCORRECT RESULT. TO CONTROL FOR THIS WE RUN EVERY SAMPLE AT LEAST TWICE TO ENSURE NO HUMAN ERROR OCCURS DURING TESTING. FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF YOU THINK THAT ONE OF OUR RESULTS WAS INCORRECT, PLEASE CONTACT US AND WE WILL RETEST YOUR SAMPLE FREE OF CHARGE (YOU CAN EVEN SUBMIT A NEW SAMPLE).
OUR PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED USING RESEARCH FROM THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTISTS. A LIBRARY OF PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES DOCUMENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANNABIS RESEARCH CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://STRAIN.WORKS/
WHO WILL SEE MY RESULTS?
WE RESPECT OUR CLIENTS' RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY IS POSTED HERE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE NEVER SHARE CLIENT DATA OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
OUR EMPLOYEES OPERATE WITHIN A BLANKET CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. RESULTS WILL ONLY BE SENT TO THE PRIMARY CONTACT OF A SUBMITTED ORDER (UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY THE PRIMARY CONTACT).
DOES THE TEST IDENTIFY HERMAPHRODITES?
NOT YET, BECAUSE HERMAPHRODITES ARE GENETICALLY FEMALE (TWO X CHROMOSOMES). HOWEVER, SOME VARIETIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE HIGHER INCIDENCES OF FEMALES SPONTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING MALE FLOWERS. FURTHER, SOME VARIETIES CAN BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES SUCH AS HIGH TEMPERATURES, NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES AND LIGHTING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO INDUCE THE FORMATION OF HERMAPHRODITES. IT’S CRUCIAL TO KNOW THE STABILITY OF SEX PHENOTYPES IN YOUR VARIETY AND KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON YOUR FEMALES TO Detect APPEARANCE OF HERMAPHRODITES.
WHAT HAPPENS TO SAMPLES AFTER THEY ARE PROCESSED?
ALL SAMPLES WILL BE DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AFTER PROCESSING UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY THE PRIMARY CONTACT.
DO YOU SHIP INTERNATIONALLY?
YES! INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TIMES VARY BY CARRIER AND DESTINATION. STANDARD INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TYPICALLY TAKES 5-10 BUSINESS DAYS TO REACH YOUR COUNTRY AND THEN MUST CLEAR CUSTOMS (TIMELINE VARIES BY COUNTRY).
EXPEDITED SHIPPING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE.
EACH COUNTRY HAS DIFFERENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS ABOUT BUYING PRODUCTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. BEFORE YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER, PLEASE BE SURE OF YOUR LOCAL CUSTOMS LAWS CONCERNING THE SHIPMENT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHAT IS LEGAL IN YOUR COUNTRY AND WHAT IS NOT.
YOU, THE BUYER, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY VAT, TARIFF, DUTY, TAXES, HANDLING FEES, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CHARGES, ETC. REQUIRED BY YOUR COUNTRY FOR IMPORTING CONSUMER GOODS. WE DO NOT COLLECT THIS BEFOREHAND, AND CANNOT GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST - CHARGES VARY AROUND THE WORLD.
