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 ===== plants ===== ===== plants =====
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 +==== general ====
 + * Plantengids / Plant guide / Guide des plantes / Pflanzenführer > http://www.kuleuven-kortrijk.be/bioweb/
  
 ==== plant development ==== ==== plant development ====
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   * hormones / growth regulators    * hormones / growth regulators 
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 +| **Hormone** | **Function** | **Location** |
 +| Auxins (IAA)* | stem elongation \\ root formation  | apical dominanace \\  produced in shoot \\ apical meristem |
 +| Cytokinins | cell division \\ differentiation | produced in roots |
 +| Gibberellins (GA)* | stem & internode elongation \\ seed germination| produced in apical portion of root & shoot |
 +| Ethylene* | abscission fruit ripening | produced in leaves, stems & young fruits |
 +| Abscisic Acid | supression of bud growth \\ stomatal opening \\ leaf senescence | mature leaves, fruits & root caps |
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 +* horticultural/agricultural applications
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 + via http://www.biology-online.org/11/9_plant_metabolism.htm
  
 ==== movement ==== ==== movement ====
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 [[Plan Plant Planet]] [[Plan Plant Planet]]
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 +   * the gift of green (short movie): http://www.archive.org/details/GiftofGr1946
  
 corals actively change their local climate [[Coral Local Climate]]   corals actively change their local climate [[Coral Local Climate]]  
  
 [[HPI]] [[HPI]]
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