Auxins are chemicals that control the growth of plants by promoting cell division and causing elongation in plant cells (the cells get longer).

We propose a role for the plant hormone auxin as an integrator of the activities ... many of which play a role in cell expansion and division. A major challenge now is to understand how these ...

Hormones are used to stimulate cell division and elongation. When pollen has fertilized ... is to spray the flower with hormones such as auxin or gibberellin. This is called parthenocarpic fruit ...

Abscisic acid controls root elongation through the activities of auxin and ethylene. G3 (2014) 4(7):1259-74. J.M. Thole, P.F. Perroud, R.S. Quatrano, and M. Running. Prenylation is required for polar ...

Stem elongation: The direction and ... When light is unevenly distributed, auxin accumulates on the shaded side of the stem, causing cells to elongate and the stem to bend towards the light.