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Didnt say anything about buds budding out whatever that is.Thanks for that Aqua. Yes with mobile nutrients the older leaf may become the source in times of silent hunger/deficiencies but the person claimed
which contradicts this. A lot of energy that any leaf produces will be fed into the phloem which will carry it away. That's the definition of a source, not a sink. Only when a leaf is very young and in process of being formed will it be dependant on sugar that is produced elsewhere.
And we really need to differentiate between sugar/starch/energy or nutrition because the former is taken out of the air (CO2 + light) whereas the latter is taken in by the roots. So there are 2 different pathways initially how these things enter a plant, thus the way how to apply the source/sink-terminology also varies.
@Brownthumb
I'm sorry but I still don't understand what you ment by forgetting the fanleaf/meristem-interaction.
I'd be really happy to do as you suggest but I first need to understand that. Without big fanleaves the flowers won't bud out properly due to a lack of hormones? Is that what you ment Sir, I'm sorry to have to ask you again but there is apparently some physiological mechanism at large which I'm not aware of and if you could help me understand that any imput would be greatly welcomed.
I mentioned fan leaves and plant growth regulators and how the plants mature ok so how does a plant know WHEN to flower??
How does the plant know where the light is?
How does the plant bring up nutrients from the soil?
How does the plant translocate stored nutrients?
How does the plant transpire?
How does the plant regulate temps and humidity?
Where do plants store energy for reproduction?
Fan leaves have many functions. I've just hit on a few here. There are more.
All I'm saying.....
If you think taking them off somehow makes better flower have at it, I disagree.