Abstract
The sectorial material transport disorders induced by cutting back were first detected some two decades ago (Brunner, 1976; 1990; Brunner et al., 1996). The pruning of oblique scaffold branches to an upper bud causes one-sided drying up and material transport disorders on the lower side of the branch, leading to the formation of close to horizontal shoots on the lower side of the scaffold branch without any tendency for the branch to become bare, and with a considerable reduction in manual labour requirements. This is the essence of this novel pruning method having a bending effect.
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