Plant Hormones and Responses
Environmental Factors Etiolation (absence of light) Greening (presence of light)
Signal Reception
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Hormones
Hormones
Early Experiments
Discovery of Auxin
Activity of Auxin
Gibberellins
Ethylene Ceneraria leaves rolled in from the sides in response to exposure to ethylene
Normal Ethylene Less Ethylene
Normal Ethylene Less Ethylene
Ethylene & Senescence
Leaf Abscission Protective Layer (suberized) Petiole Separation Layer
Ethylene – Triple Response
Abscisic Acid & Stomata
Plant Tropisms
Phototropism
Gravitropism (aka geotropism)
Thigmotropism
Nastic Movements
Nastic Movements: Action Potentials?
Photoperiodism
Red Light Interuptions
Joined Plants