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Introduction In an earlier publication (2) a comparison was made of the growth regulating activites of various compounds as indicated by the elongation of sections of Avena coleoptiles. From this comparison it was seen that the substitution of various halogen atoms in the phenoxyacetic acid (POA) structure increased its effect on elongation except when both ortho positions were occupied. Also, ...

In recent years exciting progress has been made in understanding how endogenous plant hormones control plant development. One of the fundamental questions in this area of research is the mechanism by which the presente of a plant hormone molecule (the signal) leads to a change in plant development (the transduction pathway). This Update will discuss progress in the genetic analysis of signal tr...

The dynamic patterning of the plant hormone auxin and its efflux facilitator the PIN protein are the key regulators for the spatial and temporal organization of plant development. In particular auxin induces the polar localization of its own efflux facilitator. Due to this positive feedback, auxin flow is directed and patterns of auxin and PIN arise. During the earliest stage of vein initiation...

Soil drying and re-wetting (DRW) occurs at varying frequencies and intensities during crop production, and is deliberately used in water-saving irrigation techniques that aim to enhance crop water use efficiency. Soil drying not only limits root water uptake which can (but not always) perturb shoot water status, but also alters root synthesis of phytohormones and their transport to shoots to re...

BACKGROUND Plant development is exquisitely environmentally sensitive, with plant hormones acting as long-range signals that integrate developmental, genetic, and environmental inputs to regulate development. A good example of this is in the control of shoot branching, where wide variation in plant form can be generated in a single genotype in response to environmental and developmental cues. ...

During plant development, distantly-located organs must communicate in order to adapt morphological and physiological features in response to environmental inputs. Among the recognized signaling molecules, a class of phytohormones known as the cytokinins functions as both local and long-distance regulatory signals for the coordination of plant development. This cytokinin-dependent communication...