Question

what are the role and history of auxins ?

Answer 1

Auxins (in Greek - auxein means to grow) are one of the most important groups of plant hormones because of their many sided role in plants. These substances were also the first growth factors identified as plant hormones. The principal naturally occurring auxin is indole-3 acetic acid - IAA.

Answer 2

Role of auxins:

• Inhibit the growth of Lateral Buds which helps in maintaining the apical dominance.
• Auxin helps in the cell elongation. It mainly helps to elongate the growth of stem.
• Auxins are produced inside the cell of Seeds, Fruits, root, bud and stem.
• Auxin enlarge the growth of the cell which later moves to the darker side of the plant to grow larger than the corresponding cell to it.
• This helps plants to make their stem tip curved.
• Auxin also promotes in the development and propose of Fruit. Because of which, proper fruits are formed on the plants.
• As we know that, Auxin is a type of "Chemotropic movement". Which shows the growth of the plant towards the external stimulus Sunlight.
• Auxin at the tip of the stem absorbs the sunlight and by the process of diffusion, the growth of plant occurs.
• This happens due to the differences in concentration.

Auxin: Auxin is a growth hormone which is mainly found at the tip of the stem. Auxin helps in the growth and development of the stem. Auxin is a type of chemical from "Chemotropic Movement". This type of movement shows the growth and development towards the external stimulus sunlight.