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Plant hormones and their commercial uses
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Plant hormones and their commercial uses Plant hormones, and their derivatives are extremely widely used in agriculture, biology and a number of related fields, this essay is a discussion of most common uses of these hormones and their synthetic analogues in a commercial environment. Perhaps the most widely used group of plant hormones are the auxins. Auxins are plant hormones; the most important of which is known as indole-3-acetic acid or (IAA). It plays important roles in a whole range of plant processes including, root development, fruit development, and plant trophism (plant growth responses to external stimulus). Because of the very wide range of effects that it can initiate, auxins are probably used commercially more than any other plant hormone. Their most common use is in the creation of seedless varieties of fruit. Normally, pollination of the flowers of angiosperms begins the formation of seeds. As the seeds mature,...
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