Summary
Removal of all but one leaf from pepper plants prevented the senescence of the remaining leaf and caused increases of approximately 140, 200, and 200%, respectively in leaf area, weight, and nitrate reductase activity. Development of the fruit (fresh and dry weight increases) was only approximately 65% of that of fruit on control plants.
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Vann, D.R., Fletcher, J.S., Acchireddy, N.R. et al. Influence of partial defoliation of green pepper on the senescence, growth, and nitrate reductase of the remaining leaf. Plant Soil 91, 357–361 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02198123
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