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Name the plant hormone that promotes growth. How do this hormones bring about phototropism in the shoots of a plant ?

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Plant hormone that promotes growth is auxin.
Light falls on the one side of the plant, auxins diffuse towards shady side of the shoot.
Auxin stimulates the cells to grow longer on shady side.
Plant appears to bend towards light.
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