Uses

• Plant hormones


  Chemicals that regulate the growth and development of plants
• Plant hormones discussed


  • Auxins
  • Gibberellins
  • Ethylene
• Auxins


  • Used as weed killers
  • Used as rooting powders
  • Used for promoting growth in tissue culture
• Gibberellins


  • Used to end seed dormancy
  • Used to encourage plants to flower
  • Used to make food grow larger
• Ethylene


  • Used to trigger the ripening of bananas before they are sold
• Foods such as bananas are usually harvested before they are ripe, then transported long distances and stored before being sold