Researchers have learned how drought causes plants to modify their root systems and grow deeper into the ground to reach ...

Spatial control of phytohormone signaling within the primary root There are many cases of regulation between hormone pathways that do not involve auxin 3 (Fig. 1). However, it appears that plants ...

Pothos plants release auxins, a natural rooting hormone, which aids in the quick development of roots in cuttings,' explains Alex Kantor, owner of Perfect Plants Nursery. Auxins perform a range of ...

When a stem is placed horizontally, the bottom side contains more auxin and grows more - causing the stem to grow upwards against the force of gravity. In a root placed horizontally, the bottom ...

map a minimal region for auxin response factor (ARF ... and phloem parenchyma cells in the secondary tissue of Arabidopsis root mature gradually. Upon root barrier injury, this maturation involves ...

Auxins have the opposite effect in roots. This is negative phototropism. In a root the shaded side contains more auxin but grows less. This causes the root to bend away from the light.