摘てき葉よう

noun

leaf thinning; pruning excess leaves

Agricultural practice of removing some leaves to improve light exposure, air circulation, or fruit quality. Common in fruit cultivation and gardening.

• リンゴの栽さい培ばいでは、摘てき葉ようが果か実じつの色いろづきを良よくする。

  In apple cultivation, leaf thinning improves fruit coloring.

• 摘てき葉ようの作さ業ぎょうは夏なつに行おこなわれることが多おおい。

  Leaf thinning work is often done in summer.