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Table 1.

Restoration of apical dominance by auxin (NAA) treatment

Clone 47‐174 (n = 11) 49‐177 (n = 7) 11‐11 (n = 4)
HLB (water) 5·1 ± 1·3 5·0 ± 1·5 5·3 ± 0·8
HLB (NAA) 1·9 ± 0·9 3·9 ± 0·6 4·6 ± 0·7
% repression 63 22 13

Repression of outgrowth of the highest lateral bud (HLB) below the point of decapitation by immediate application of 1 % NAA in lanolin to the cut stem surface.

Measured after 12 d.

Data are lengths in cm ± s.d.