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Boysen-Jensen’s experiments:
Mechanisms of bending:
Plant Hormones
Frits Went discovered the hormone Auxin. Concentration of auxins in different parts of roots
and shoots determines growth rates of the cells… Since distribution of auxins is affected by
both light and gravity, auxins are involved in plants’ phototropic and gravotropic growth
patterns.
Plant Hormones
Triggering of the hairs creates an electrical potential that pumps H+ into outer cell walls.
The acidic condition created by the H+ induces enzymes to loosen the cellulose fibers of
the walls, causing water to rush in… the “growing” or swelling of the outer cells then
causes the rapid closing of the “trap”…