In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Ethylene 2. Functions of Ethylene 3. Uses. History of Ethylene: It is a gaseous hormone which stimulates transverse or isodiametric growth but retards the longitudinal one. Businessmen dealing with storing and shipping of fruits had known quite early that a rotten or ripe fruit could trigger early ripening of other [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Abscisic Acid 2. Functions of Abscisic Acid 3. Uses. History of Abscisic Acid: It is also called stress hormone because the production of hormone is stimulated by drought, water logging and other adverse environmental conditions. Abscisic acid is known as dormin as it induces dormancy in buds, underground stems and [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Cytokinins 2. Bioassay of Cytokinins 3. Functions 4. Uses. History of Cytokinins: They are plant growth hormones which are basic in nature, either amino purine or phenyl urea derivatives, that promote cytokinesis (= cell division) either alone or in conjunction with auxin. Skoog and co-workers found that callus from intermodal [...]