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Explain how auxins promote the growth of a tendril around support.


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Auxin:

  1. Auxins are plant hormones that play an important role in the growth and various processes in plant development and the life cycle of plants.
  2. It is synthesized mainly at the tip of the shoot.
  3. Whenever a new tendril comes, auxins promote the growth of tendril cells so that they can coil around the support.

Role of auxin in plants

  1. Auxins play an important role in stem and root cell elongation.
  2. They also play a minor role in flowering.
  3. They help in promoting cell division.
  4. They play a role in the parthenogenesis of fruits.
  5. They also stimulate respiration and increase the storage of solute inside the cells.


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