CONTROL AND

COORDINATION IN Radiate
PLANTS
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 The hormones present in plants are called phyto-hormones.
1. Auxin:-
 It is present on tip of plants.
 It helps in growth of plant (cell multiplication, cell enlargement and cell
maturation), breaks seed dormancy. (auxin breaks dormance seed which
plants germinate more seed).
2. Gibberellins:-
 It is also growth hormone.
 It also promotes growth of plants as it increases the height of plant.
3. Ethylene:-
 It helps in ripening of fruits and vegetables.
4. Cytokinin:-
 It helps in closing of stomata, breaks seed dormancy.
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5. Abscisic acid(ABA):-
 It is a negative hormone.
 It retards growth of plant, it promotes senescence (it promotes toward
death), it cause premature falling of fruits and vegetables.
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 Tropic movements:-
 The movements caused in plant in response to stimulus.
 The stimulus can be; light, chemical, gravity and water etc.
 Phototropism:-
 The movements caused in plant or plant pats in response to light. [Response
of the plant to the direction of plant] i.e., Plants moves toward the light.
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 WHY PLANT DROOP WHEN IT IS KEPT INSIDE
THE ROOM?

 The plant droop when it is kept inside the room as it doesn’t get complete
sunlight, so auxin get accumulated only at one side.
 Therefore the growth occurs in only that region where auxin accumulates
hence the plant droops. (whereas the auxin does not get equally distributed
so therefore the plant droops)
 Geotropism:-
 The movement caused in plant in response to gravity.
 Chemotropism:-
 The movement caused in plant in response to chemical.
 Nastic movements:-
 This is the movements that occurs in the direction of stimulus.
 For examples: it is seen in touch me not plant (mimosa pudica).
 The stimulus for it is touch when touch leaf closes.
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 It is the period of light to which the plant is exposed tosunlight.

 Actually there is a blue-green pigment called phyto-chrome in plants that
responds to light.
 Some plants need more light, some need less lightor some need neither
more nor less sunlight, i.e., moderate.
 Accordingly plants are classified as:
1. Long day plants

2. Short day plants

3. Day neutral plants

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