Controlling Plant GROWTH

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  • Created by: amal_umar
  • Created on: 11-05-16 19:33
Selective weed killers
Kill some plants but not others... Auxin makes plants loose their leavles so they CANNOT PHOTOSYNTHESISE
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Rooting Powder
Contains growth hormones.. it makes STEM CUTTINGS quickly develop ROOTS
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Fruit Ripening ( acceleration or delay)
Some hormones slow the ripening of fruit or speed it up for delaying ripening during tansport/ on shop display
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Control of Dormancy
Seeds can be STOPPED FOR GERMINATING UNTIL it is ideal for growth. Hormones can REMOVE THE DORMANCY of a seed so it can germinate at any time of the year.
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Tropisms
A plants growth response to a DIRECTIONAL STIMULUS
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Contains growth hormones.. it makes STEM CUTTINGS quickly develop ROOTS

Back

Rooting Powder

Card 3

Front

Some hormones slow the ripening of fruit or speed it up for delaying ripening during tansport/ on shop display

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Seeds can be STOPPED FOR GERMINATING UNTIL it is ideal for growth. Hormones can REMOVE THE DORMANCY of a seed so it can germinate at any time of the year.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A plants growth response to a DIRECTIONAL STIMULUS

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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