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   * hormones / growth regulators
+| **Hormone** | **Function** | **Location** |
+| Auxins (IAA)* | stem elongation | apical dominanace |
+| |root formation | produced in shoot |
+| |apical meristem | |
+| Cytokinins | cell division | 	produced in roots |
+| | differentiation | |
+| Gibberellins (GA)* | stem & internode elongation | produced in apical portion of root & shoot |
+| | seed germination | |
+| Ethylene* | abscission fruit ripening | produced in leaves, stems & young fruits |
+| Abscisic Acid	| supression of bud growth | |
+| | stomatal opening | mature leaves, fruits & root caps |
+| | leaf senescence | |
+*most horticultural/ agricultural applications
+ via http://www.biology-online.org/11/9_plant_metabolism.htm
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