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growth substance , growth substance (phytohormone; plant hormone) Any of a number of organic chemicals that are synthesized by plants and regulate growth and developmen… Photomorphogenesis , photomorphogenesis The development of plants under the influence of light. All the processes crucial to the growth and development of plants are trig… Growth , Growth
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auxin (ôk´sĬn), plant hormone that regulates the amount, type, and direction of plant growth. Auxins include both naturally occurring substance… Phototropism , Phototropism (pronounced foe-TA-tro-piz-em) is the growth of a plant in the direction of its light source. Plants are very sensitive to their environ…
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