Bloom faster by nipping the leaves with a bee?

[roybart]

https://earther.gizmodo.com/genius-bees-force-plants-to-bloom-by-biting-them-1843611907
I wonder if using sterile pin and creating bites like the bee would work also??

 

[kamyo]

Glad you posted this. I saw this somewhere yesterday and immediately thought about the potential applications with cannabis. Definitely interested to see if anyone has any insight.

 

[prune]

https://earther.gizmodo.com/genius-bees-force-plants-to-bloom-by-biting-them-1843611907
I wonder if using sterile pin and creating bites like the bee would work also??

I believe the researchers tried something similar, but were unable to duplicate the same effect as the bee's.

I wonder if it could be as simple as adding a little chitin to the leaf maceration, a'la SAR response?