plant science - hormones

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a-rest

height reduction in potted plants and bulbs

abscisic
acid

counteracts activities of gibberellin and auxin

abscisic
acid

leaf and fruit abscission, inducing dormancy in

seeds and buds, inducing stomatal closure in
moisture stress, increasing cold tolerance

abscisic
acid

growth inhibitor

alar, bnine,
cycocel

reducing height in poinsettias

apical
dominance

facilitates growth of apex at the expense of

lateral growth

application
of GA

increase fruit size in seedless grapes, promote

male flower production in cucumbers, reduce
dwarfing effects, inhibit root production in some
cuttings, cell and tissue culture

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auxins

main function: cell elongation/enlargement

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auxins

highest concentration in tip/apex of stems

auxins
used in
production
ag

topping tobacco, root initiation, preventing

preharvest fruit drop, increased fruit set,
herbicide

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b-nine

compact growth, more branching, stronger

stems, more flower buds, greater root growth

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bonzi

potent growth inhibitor used to control plant

height

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cytokinins

lettuce storage

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cytokinins

can be used to overcome natural bud inhibitors

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cytokinins

cell and tissue

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cytokinins

promotes cell division

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ethephon

uniform ripening in tomato fields

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ethylene

preharvest ripening aid in coffee, pineapple,

apples, blueberries, cherries

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ethylene

ripening of bananas, apples, honeydew melons

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ethylene

degreening oranges, lemons, grapefruit

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ethylene

causes carnation flowers to close

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ethylene

water-soaked appearance in orchid flowers

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ethylene

causes rose buds to open prematurely

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ethylene

breaks dormancy in buds in potatoes

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ethylene

leaf abscission = harvesting aid

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ethylene

diffuses through plants like CO2 and dissolves

in H2O readily (cuticle prevents loss)

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ethylene

induces ripening

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ethylene on
changing of sex
in flowers

can be used to increase female flower

production in cucumbers and pumpkins

ethylene on
flower initiation

in bananas and some ornamentals

ethylene on
turfgrass

proxy (ethephon) increases density,

reduces mowing frequency, and inhibits
seed head production

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fruit ripening

commercial uses of ethylene

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gibberellins

can break dormancy in seeds and buds

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gibberellins

stimulate cell elongation, stem growth,

fruit and flower development

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harvest aid

some fruits and nuts harvested by shaking

trees (treat with ethephon to induce
abscission)

japanese
farmers

first noted gibberellins effects

major plant
regular groups

auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic

acid, ethylene

male flowers

what flowers do not produce fruits

natural
hormones

phytohormone

plant hormones

produced in small quantities and

control/regulate plant growth and
development

primo, embark,
and cutless

PGRs utilized in turf to reduce mowing

frequency and clippings

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