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Controlled Release of Plant Hormones for Modifying Crop Yield

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Plant hormones have been an important component in crop improvement because they can in some way manipulate or modify plant development. Controlled application of phytohormones to crop plants alters their life processes or growth pattern to enhance yield, improve quality and facilitate better post-harvest life. Synthetic hormones those mimic natural plant hormones were used significantly and they are a major component in modern agriculture. Also, they are extensively used in plant tissue culture, as weedicides, for initiating uniform flowering parthenocarpic fruit development and even fruit set. They also have role in stress alleviation and plant’s adaptation to stress.

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  1. International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    Rakhimol K. R.

  2. School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    Sabu Thomas

  3. Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    Tatiana Volova

  4. School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

    Jayachandran K.

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Chandran, V., Shahena, S., Rajan, M., Mathew, L. (2020). Controlled Release of Plant Hormones for Modifying Crop Yield. In: K. R., R., Thomas, S., Volova, T., K., J. (eds) Controlled Release of Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23396-9_11

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