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What Makes a Plant Bushy ? Apical dominance ?

What Makes a Plant Bushy? Apical dominance? About - Pruning is the process of cutting shoot tips to promote lateral growth of branches. Removal of shoot tips involves the 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 a bushy appearance. This is because of a relatively high concentration of auxin in the apical bud than in the lateral buds. Apical dominance means that the growing apex of a plant controls the quiescence of buds sitting in lower positions along with a shoot. This kind of bud inhibition is termed ‘correlative inhibition’. Correlative inhibition usually has a gradient: the lower on the shoot, the stronger the inhibition. In plants with strong apical dominance, the growth is very upright, with one dominant central axis. Connect with me - If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, leave them down in the comments! Also for additional content like this, photos of my garden, projects sneak peeks and more, follow me on Instagram @thebotanygirl Happy Gardening!🌿 Khushboo💚 #pruningseason #bushyplants #apicaldominance