How does pruning help in making the hedge dense ?
Correct answer: C. It frees axillary buds from apical dominance.
- A. It releases wound hormones.
- B. It induces the differentiation of new shoots
- C. It frees axillary buds from apical dominance.
- D. The apical shoot grows faster after pruning.
Explanation
(c) : Prunning is the process of cutting shoot tips to promote lateral growth of branches. Removal of shoot tips involves removal of apical buds. In the shoot tips auxins are produced. Auxins are growth promoting phytohormones. They cause apical dominance by promoting the growth of apical buds and suppressing the growth of axillary buds. So when the auxins produced in the shoot tips are removed by decapitation it results in lateral growth and plants thus show bushy appearance. This is because of a relatively high concentration of auxin in the apical bud than in the lateral buds.
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