Use Of Plant Hormones

• plant growth hormones are used in agriculture and in horticulture
• Auxins are used:

  • as weed killers
  • as rooting powders
  • for promoting growth in tissue culture
• ethene is used in the food industry to control ripening of fruit during storage and transport
• Gibberellins can be used to:

  • end seed dormancy
  • promote flowering
  • increase fruit size