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Stretch

Pronounced / STRECH /

The rapid upward growth many photoperiod plants put on during the first two to four weeks after flowering is triggered.

Example in a sentence

“She left extra headroom for the stretch after switching the lights to 12 hours.”

Also called flowering stretch, flip stretch

Sources (1)
  1. https://academic.oup.com/hr/article/11/11/uhae245/7748222
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