One of my favorite methods is propagating - it's a fun project to take on and multiplies your plants for free.Sometimes, though, I don't have the patience to wait for even the easiest houseplants to ...

Auxins are chemicals that control the growth of plants by promoting cell division and causing elongation in plant cells (the cells get longer).

Auxins are an important class of hormones that affect how plants grow and develop. The most common auxin in nature is called Indole-3 acetic acid – IAA for short. In plants, IAA affects cells ...

Auxins have the opposite effect in roots. This is negative phototropism. In a root the shaded side contains more auxin but grows less. This causes the root to bend away from the light.

Plants are sessile organisms and therefore must ... found in the cytosol and nucleus (abscisic acid, gibberellins and auxins). For the most part, the major signaling components downstream of ...

Spring has officially arrived on the calendar. Recent weather has fluctuated between some very springlike days back to more ...