chemphlegm
Well-Known Member
auxins are plant growth regulator hormones. Apical meristems, which are located at the tips of shoots and roots in all vascular plants, give rise to three types of primary meristems, which in turn produce the mature primary tissues of the plant.
cutting a marijuana at apical meristems to promote growth, by allowing the (attacked) plant to produce more budding sites by forcing concentrations of auxins to those areas(or something like that)
is not the same as cutting off leaves. This likely explains why we trim specific areas on our fruit trees. tomato plants can also be trimmed this way to produce more budding sites, but removing leaves will reduce the amount of energy those sites will receive.
hope that helps