Fig. 1.

Canopy light transmission at the bottom canopy (a) and the middle canopy (b) in response to different levels of leaf removal at three and seven days after defoliation. S₀ refers to control (no leaf removal); S₂ and S₄ refer to the removal of two or four leaves, respectively, from top of the plant. Bars indicate ± standard error of the mean (n = 3). Different small letters in each group indicate significant differences at P ≤ 0.05