How does pruning help in making the hedge dense?

How does pruning help in making the hedge dense?
  1. it releases wound hormones
  2. it induces the differentiation of new shoots from the rootstock
  3. it frees axillary buds from apical dominance
  4. the apical shoot grows faster after pruning

Solution

The hedge plants are pruned at regular intervals to remove the apical buds and to promote the growth of the lateral buds. This leads to the dense growth of the hedges.

Asked in: NEET 2006

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