ACC 634  ·  Genetic Designer

Empire

East Coast Sour Diesel × NYC Sour Diesel
Reference accession — not currently offered
Lineage verified
30% indica 70% sativa
7–9weeks flower
11generations
6landrace origins
18half-siblings
0ancestors
Aroma & flavour
Top
citrus
Mid
sourdieselfuelzestyhashish
Base
skunktannichashdry earth
Terpenes
caryophyllenemyrcenelimonene
◈ 12 sources · verified 2026-08-24 (11 cited)
Lineage · 4 sections
EmpireEast Coast Sour DieselSour DieselSuper SkunkChemdawgSour DieselSuper SkunkChemdawgNYC Sour DieselEast Coast Sour DieselSour DieselSour DieselEast Coast Grateful Bre…East Coast Sour DieselGrateful Breath
Foundational anchors
ChemdawgNYC Sour DieselSour DieselSuper Skunk
Landrace floor · 6
AfghaniColombian GoldCubanMaui WowieMexicanPakistan Chitral Kush
Amplified on both sides
AfghaniMexican
Family · 18 half-siblings
7-D7th DimensionAngelicAstralBeethovenE.C.G.B.ECSD x HP-13ECSD x Mango HazeEast Coast Grateful BreathEast Coast Sour Diesel x Chief Gas TK HSS BX2EtherEther Sour Diesel IBLGrape Stomper x New York City Sour DieselHaarlemNYC Sour DieselSeventh DimensionSour Diesel x NYCSD ECSD BX1Whole Truth
Full-genome ancestors
28
Descendants · 1 direct
Dragon III
Direct offspring in this catalogue
1
Pedigree trace
Foundational Ancestors
NYC Sour DieselSour DieselChemdawgSuper Skunk
Landraces
AfghaniColombian GoldCubanMaui WowieMexicanPakistan Chitral Kush
Amplified Landraces
AfghaniMexican
Narrative

Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature. Anchored by NYC Sour Diesel, Sour Diesel, Chemdawg. Profile carries sour, diesel, fuel, zesty, skunk. Sativa-dominant expression.

◈ 3 sources · verified 2026-08-24 (2 cited)
Specification · 3 sections
Lean stylesativa-dominant
Lean30% indica · 70% sativa
StructureTall, open architecture with longer internode spacing — sativa habit from the foundational lineage
LeafNarrow-leaf morphology likely; slender fan leaves with pointed fingertips
Flower densityAirier flower formation — elongated colas with calyx-stacked structure
TrichomeModerate-to-strong trichome production typical of well-bred F1 hybrid genetics
CannabinoidHeavy THC character — fuel/kush/OG lineage carries traditional potency markers
Terpenescaryophyllenemyrcenelimonene
Traitssourdieselfuelzestycitrusskunktannichashish
Effect — headBright cerebral lift — focused, creative, conversational
Effect — bodyLight, mobile, energizing — body remains engaged
DurationActive onset with a tapering finish — sativa lift is shorter-lived
Time of dayDaytime / creative work — activating cerebral arc
CultivationGreenhouse or outdoor preferred · benefits from longer flower window and vertical room
Amplified heritageAfghani landrace appears on BOTH parental lines — this strain expresses Afghani heritage with amplified intensity vs single-side crosses
Foundational signatureDistinct foundational signature: NYC Sour Diesel, Sour Diesel, Chemdawg
QI genetics · inheritance model measured
Cross type
BX (backcross to parent)
What that means

Recurrent parent dominates (~75% BX1, ~87.5% BX2); one donor trait fixed in.

Uniformity

Rising toward recurrent parent

Stability

Improving — recurrent-parent type

Confidence
measured
Measured anchors
NYC Sour DieselSour DieselChemdawgSuper Skunk
Measured traits
sourdieselfuelzestyskunktannic
Measured terpenes
caryophyllenemyrcenelimonene
Measured mechanism 4 targets · 3 systems

Active protein targets measured in PubChem BioAssay — what this cultivar’s compounds act on, with binding potency. Measured and cited, never modelled.

Caryophyllene · 6/435 active

Myrcene · 10/563 active

NFE2L2 (Potency 69µM), HSPB1 (Potency 23µM)

Limonene · 2/931 active

NFE2L2 (Potency 1122µM), AR (Potency 28µM)

Systems reached
Antioxidant (Nrf2)
2 compounds — limonenemyrcene
Cytoprotective / stress
1 compound — myrcene
Nuclear hormone receptor
1 compound — limonene
The record · 3 sections
How the cross reads

Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature.

Anchored by NYC Sour Diesel, Sour Diesel, Chemdawg.

Profile carries sour, diesel, fuel, zesty, skunk.

Sativa-dominant expression.

Provenance summary
Claims with provenance
11
Multi-source claims
9
Externally verified
0
11 sections, every one from this accession’s own record. Last verified 2026-08-24.