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This paper describes the process of the formation of adventitious roots. There appears to be good agreement that this consists of four stages, defifferentiation coupled with the formation of a meristematic locus, cell division to form a radially symmetrical cluster of cells, further divisions coupled with organisation into a bilaterally symmetrical meristem and finally growth of cells in the basal part of the meristem which causes its protursion through the epidermis. Evidence for the involvement of auxins in these various stages is reviewed and the extent to which rooting of easy- and hard-to-root species can be accounted for in terms of auxin content discussed. Peaks of IAA occur soon after excision of cuttings in some species and there is some evidence suggesting that this is correlated with changes in peroxidase activity. The possible involvement of cytokinins with auxins is briefly considered.
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Blakesley, D., Weston, G.D. & Hall, J.F. The role of endogenous auxin in root initiation. Plant Growth Regul 10, 341–353 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024593
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