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Fruit Development, Ripening & HarvestWhy can a mango crop-load experiment change the leaves as well as the fruit?
Leaves can adjust photosynthetic behavior as the demand from developing fruit changes. Mango experiments manipulating fruit load and girdling found changes in leaf carbohydrate status and photosynthetic capacity. When evaluating crop-load treatments, observe foliage and growth alongside fruit outcomes. Do not assume that leaves remain identical background machinery, or attribute every later difference in fruit size to the number of fruit removed alone.