Butcher Bob wrote:You will have a higher rate of occurrence of hermies in the seeds (due to the "feminization" of a parent), but it would still likely be worthwhile.
I respectfully have to disagree, Bob. The forced feminising process (using colloidal silver or, more commonly, gibberellic acid) does not alter the DNA of the mother plant.
ALL strains have the potential to turn hermaphrodite when stressed to varying degrees - it just depends on how stable they are to begin with, and the hormonal variation around individual plants. Sativas (especially Asian equatorials) are more predisposed to hermaphrodism than indicas, while individual female plants of any genus may be more predisposed to hermaphrodism if surrounded by a high number of other females and a low number or complete absence of males (survival mechanism).
Whatever you cross, the progeny will only be as predisposed to hermaphrodism as the genetics they carry - it has nothing to do with whether the mothers came from feminised stock or not.