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“REMOVAL OF A 1 CM-WIDE RING OF BARK FROM THE TREE WHEN THE SAP IS ON THE FLOW. IT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE SUBSTANCES ELABORATED BY THE PORTION OF GIRDLED BRANCH FROM BEING USED BY OTHER PARTS OF THE TREE. IT ENCOURAGES BUD DIFFERENTIATION (IF DONE FOR SOME TIME), FRUIT SET AND FRUIT DEVELOPMENT;”REMOVAL OF A 1 CM-WIDE RING OF BARK FROM THE TREE WHEN THE SAP IS ON THE FLOW. IT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE SUBSTANCES ELABORATED BY THE PORTION OF GIRDLED BRANCH FROM BEING USED BY OTHER PARTS OF THE TREE. IT ENCOURAGES BUD DIFFERENTIATION (IF DONE FOR SOME TIME), FRUIT SET AND FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; HOWEVER, IT HALTS VEGETATIVE GROWTH, WHICH MEANS THAT THE GIRDLED PORTIONS BECOME EXHAUSTED, AND NUTRIENTS ARE LIMITED IN THE REST OF THE TREE.”
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