do auxins decrease stem length???

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do auxins decrease stem length???

2007-01-11 11:35:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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Nope. Elongate.

2007-01-11 11:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is true that auxins promote cell elongation and thus growth of the main stem. At the same time it inhibits the growth of side shoots from further down the stem.

2007-01-12 05:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Alasdair S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Auxins is the growth regulator which initiates celldivision and helps in growth.

2007-01-11 22:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋