EFFECTS OF EXFLORATION ON PLANT METABOLISM

The practical importance of the proper balance between the vegetative and reproductive processes in fruit crops has stimulated many horticultural investigations seeking to improve our practical control of these functions. Owing to the slow growth, large stature, and perennial habit of fruit trees as well as their delayed response to experimental manipulation, it has been difficult to secure comprehensive data directly. Consequently considerable work has been done on short-lived annuals, like tomatoes, the development of which is known to be comparable to that of fruit trees.