Visual lesson 05

Mainlining & SCROG

Compare structured branch selection with screen-based canopy distribution as different ways to organize growing points, light exposure, and support rather than as universally superior yield formulas.
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Mainlining & SCROG

Two different ways to organize growing points and canopy space
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Structured branch selection

Mainlining uses deliberate pruning and branch selection to build a repeated framework from chosen nodes.

Knowledge check

Can you explain what the visual is showing?

Practice

What do mainlining and screen-based canopy organization have in common?

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Evidence & further reading

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These references support specific biological, diagnostic, environmental, or process concepts used in this lesson. They are not a substitute for crop-specific testing or local regulatory guidance.

System context

Connect this lesson to the whole plant

Node and phytomer anatomy, axillary-bud establishment and release, apical dominance, phyllotaxy, developmental transitions, pruning plasticity, topping, FIM, LST, mainlining, SCROG, and branch biomechanics.
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