Aroma & flavour
Lineage · 4 sections
NEW YORK CITY SOUR DIESEL descends from East Coast Sour Diesel crossed to East Coast Grateful Breath. Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature. Anchored by Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk. Profile carries sour, diesel, fuel, skunk, tannic. Sativa-dominant expression.
Specification · 3 sections
| Generation | F1 First-filial hybrid |
|---|---|
| Stability | hybrid vigor |
| Lean style | sativa-dominant |
| Lean | 40% indica · 60% sativa |
| Structure | Tall, open architecture with longer internode spacing — sativa habit from the foundational lineage |
| Leaf | Narrow-leaf morphology likely; slender fan leaves with pointed fingertips |
| Flower density | Airier flower formation — elongated colas with calyx-stacked structure |
| Trichome | Heavy trichome production — foundational lineage carries frost-monster heritage |
| Cannabinoid | Heavy THC character — fuel/kush/OG lineage carries traditional potency markers |
| Terpenes | caryophyllenemyrcenelimonene |
| Traits | sourdieselfuelkushskunktanniczestypine |
| Effect — head | Bright cerebral lift — focused, creative, conversational |
| Effect — body | Light, mobile, energizing — body remains engaged |
| Duration | Active onset with a tapering finish — sativa lift is shorter-lived |
| Time of day | Daytime / creative work — activating cerebral arc |
| Cultivation | Greenhouse or outdoor preferred · benefits from longer flower window and vertical room |
| Expected variation | high variation — every seed is a unique cross of two distinct parents; select your keeper |
| Select for | Phenos expressing dominant Sour Diesel traits will be most expressive |
| Amplified pheno | Hunt for Afghani-leaning phenos — that heritage appears on both sides and will express most intensely |
| Amplified heritage | Afghani landrace appears on BOTH parental lines — this strain expresses Afghani heritage with amplified intensity vs single-side crosses |
| Foundational signature | Distinct foundational signature: Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk |
Recurrent parent dominates (~75% BX1, ~87.5% BX2); one donor trait fixed in.
Rising toward recurrent parent
Improving — recurrent-parent type
Active protein targets measured in PubChem BioAssay — what this cultivar’s compounds act on, with binding potency. Measured and cited, never modelled.
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NFE2L2 (Potency 69µM), HSPB1 (Potency 23µM)
NFE2L2 (Potency 1122µM), AR (Potency 28µM)
The record · 3 sections
NEW YORK CITY SOUR DIESEL crosses East Coast Sour Diesel with East Coast Grateful Breath.
Notes lean sour, diesel, fuel, skunk.
Heritage runs through Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk to Afghani, Colombian Gold, Cuban stock.
Afghani appears on both sides, amplifying that signature.
NEW YORK CITY SOUR DIESEL descends from East Coast Sour Diesel crossed to East Coast Grateful Breath.
Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature.
Anchored by Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk.
Profile carries sour, diesel, fuel, skunk, tannic.
Sativa-dominant expression.