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What do you understand by the term apical dominance?

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What do you understand by the term apical dominance?

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  • In some plants, growth of lateral and axillary buds remain suppressed partially or completely under the influence of the apical bud. This effect of apical bud is called as apical dominance.
  • In such cases, when the apical bud is removed the lateral and the axillary buds become active and begin to grow and the plant becomes bushy
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