English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe how auxins, gibberellins and ethene control plant growth, development and ripening
Explain how hormones are used in agriculture and horticulture
Justify which hormone (auxin, gibberellin or ethene) should be used in different situations
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Words and meanings to learn
ethene
a gaseous plant hormone that controls fruit ripening and can influence processes such as leaf drop.
horticulture
growing garden fruits, vegetables and flowers
germination
the process by which a seed begins to grow and develop into a new plant under suitable environmental conditions.
agriculture
growing crops or raising livestock for use by humans.
gibberellins
plant hormones that stimulate seed germination, stem growth and flowering.
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