With high quality ramie varieties Zhonhgzhu No 1 as material,effects of decapitation treatment of cutting seedlings on growth and developmeng of cutting plant for low branches of ramie were studied.The results showed that shoot cutting topping treatment significantly increased the root dry weight and root volume,reduced main stem height and main stem dry weight,and increased the degree of the main stem diameter,leaf number and leaf area per plant.At the same time,the decapitation treatment could induce growth and development of branching characteristics,nurture relatively low minimum branching...