Hormones in Plants Name of Hormones 1 Auxin Function 1 Encourage .......................

of cells in the shoot tips and root tips 2 Excess of this hormone in the root ................... lengthening of cells 3 ............... is brought about due to uneven distribution of this hormone 1 Encourages the ..................... of stem 2 Encourages the development of ................... 3 Encourages ........................ 4 Stops the effect of ........................ acid 5 Along with auxin helps with ............................ Used along with auxin to stimulate the ............................... and tissue culturing. 1 Helps with the closing of the ..................... to prevent the loss of water 2 Helps with ....................... of seed 1 ..................... of fruits 2 Wound healing in plants.

Gibberellin

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Cytokinin Abscisic acid Ethylene

The use of hormones commercially Auxin - It is used to .................. the growth of roots on stem cutting - To help in ................................ - ......................... auxin is used as poison to destroy broad-leaved ...................... Ethene - To stimulate the .................... of plants at the same time, in pineapple plantations - To stimulate the ...................... of fruits Cytokinin - Used along with auxin to stimulate .............................. during tissue culture Giberaline - For the .......................... of stems - For growth of ........................... - For ........................... - Along with auxin - encourages ......................... and produces fruits without big seeds Abscisic acid - Helps with germination and the closure of ...................... [to prevent transpiration] when conditions are not favorable.

Hormones in Plants 1 Auxins - increase the rate of cell division - promote cell elongation - stimulates the growth of adventitious roots from the stem - from stem cuttings - induce the development of fruit without fertilisation or parthenocarpy by using auxins to treat owers that have not been pollinated - promote the growth of fruits and crop plants 2 Ethylene [Ethane] - synthesised during ripening of fruits / leaves / stem - speeds up the ripening of fruits by stimulating the production of cellulase - promotes the break down of complex carbohydrates into simple sugar. This is why ripe fruits taste sweeter than an unripe fruit Question 1 1 Ethylene is a gas. When a basket of ripe mangoes are placed together with unripe bananas, the bananas ripen fast. Explain this statement.

2 How would a farmer ripen fruits that have been picked up when they were immature?

3 Explain the role of auxins in geotropism

4 Explain the role of auxins in phototropism

5 What are the uses of hormones in agriculture?