(a) Auxiliary/ lateral buds sprout/ branches will be formed.
(b) Decapitation removes the hormone auxins/ IAA which is produced in the apical terminal bud or the stem tip. Auxins cause apical dominance, absence or remove of the hormone auxins/ IAA promote development of auxiliary
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