Regulating Poinsettia's Height (IMAGE)

American Society for Horticultural Science

Regulating Poinsettia's Height

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A study determined that application of controlled water deficit can be effective as a means to regulate stem elongation in poinsettia, and that water deficit suppresses poinsettia stem elongation by reducing the length of the shoot internodes.

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Photo courtesy of Peter Alem

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