What Is decapitation in Plants?

Decapitation:

1. Decapitation is an anatomical procedure of cutting off the head.
2. Decapitation in plants refers to the removal of the shoot apex.
3. Removal of shoot tips in plants results in the growth of lateral buds.
4. This is widely carried out in tea plantations to create a hedge.
5. Phytohormones like cytokinins also promote the growth of the lateral buds by inhibiting auxins to elongate the apical meristem.