How does pruning help in making the hedge dense

Options

A. It frees axillary buds from apical dominance
B. The apical shoot grows faster after pruning
C. It releases wound hormones
D. It induces the differentiation ot new shoots from the rootstock

Answer

A

Explanation

Pruning helps in making the hedge dense as it frees the axillary buds from apical dominance. In fact, the apices of the plant axis, (e.g. shoot apex) has the highest concentration of auxin which suppresses the axillary buds while promotes th growth of apical bud. When the shoot apex is cut down through prunmg, the axillary buds grow and the hedge becomes dense