Defoliation
Pronounced / dee·foh·lee·AY·shun /
Removing some fan leaves to improve light reaching lower bud sites and airflow through the canopy.
Example in a sentence
“She did light defoliation in week three of flowering.”
Also called defoliate, defoliating
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