Side stems affect plant vigor. As a tomato grows, side shoots, or suckers, form in the crotches, or axils, between the leaves and the main stem. If left alone, these suckers will grow just like the main stem, producing flowers and fruit. Suckers appear sequentially, from the bottom of the plant up.
The perimeter of a two-dimensional shape is the total distance around the shape, or the sum of the length of its sides. By definition, a square is a four-sided shape with four straight sides of equal length, and four right (90Â°) angles.
Geometry Definitions: perimeter: the distance around a figure circumference: the distance around a circle area: the number of square units in a region â (pi): the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, approximately 3.14 diameter: straight line through the center of a circle or sphere radius: straight line between the center of a circle or sphere to any point on its surface (one half of diameter) Perimeter: