Commercial use of Plant Hormones

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Ethene is involved in the ripening of \___________
climeratic fruits
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What are climeratic fruits?
fruits that continue to ripen after being cut
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How is ethene used comercially?
unripe fruit is hard when needs to be sold exposed to ethene gas
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What does auxin affect?
the root and shoot growth
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How is auxin used commercially?
Killing weeds - Selective weedkillers have been developed using auxins
Cut stem into hormone increases chance of roots forming
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What is cutting?
A small piece of the stem of a plant, usually with some leaves on.
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What are weeds?
plants that grow where they are not wanted
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4 uses for plant hormones comercially
seedles fruits (auxins), ethene fruit dropping, cytokinisisto prevent ageing, giberllins delay ripening