Explaining Why Pruning Encourages Plants To Thrive

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 21:14 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant's growth principally because it was there first, rather than due to its position at the top of the plant. The discovery helps explain why pruning encourages plants to thrive.

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