Abstract
The effects of decapitation and defoliation just after pinching on the plant form were examined in order to develop methods of inducing branching in flowering cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Acephala Group) with three lateral branches for bedding plants. When ‘Hatsuyume’ was sown in early July, hard pinching at potting after four weeks caused the plant form of flowering cabbage to become more compact. It was clear that removing the upper three leaves just after pinching effectively produced branches from axillary buds, especially in ‘Suruga no hatsuhi’, ‘Fuyubeni’, ‘Hatsubeni’ and ‘Hatsuyume’.
