Write a note on agricultural / horticultural applications of auxins.

Explanation

a) Auxins help to initiate rooting in stem cuttings, an, application widely used for plant propagation in horticulture.
b) Auxins promote flowering e.g. in pineapples:
c) Auxins help to prevent fruit and leaf drop.at early stages but promote the abscission of older mature leaves and fruits.
d) Removal of shoot tips usually results in the growth of lateral buds. This is widely applied in tea plantations.
e) Auxins also indúce parthenocarpy. e.g. in tomatoes.
f) Auxins (2, 4D) are widely used as herbicides.
g) Auxins control xylem differentiation and help in growth.