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cytokinin

Plant hormone that stimulates cell division. Cytokinins affect several different aspects of plant growth and development, but only if auxin is also present. They may delay the process of senescence, or ageing, break the dormancy of certain seeds and buds, and induce flowering.



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Natural cytokinins and auxins, along with hormones and vitamins, increase plant growth and yield, strengthen stems, and improve seed germination.
Stress results in an imbalance between growth hormones (auxin, cytokinin and gibberillic acid) and stress hormones (ethylene and abscisic acid).
The researchers also found extra activity for receptors for cytokinins.
 
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