article published yes Valentin Leitner author 4c665ce3-0016-11ec-bea0-e44de7a4fa3d Eva Benková author 38F4F166-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A870000-0002-8510-9739 EvBe department GradSch department Plants are remarkable organisms. Unlike animals, they cannot flee and, rooted in one place, they must cope with whatever challenges arise — nutrient scarcity, drought, shade, wind or obstacles in the soil. Their extraordinary ability to survive in such unstable environmental conditions lies in their capacity to adapt. In response to environmental signals, plants can rapidly adjust the rate of organ growth, change the direction of growth, bend toward resources, or remodel their body architecture by promoting or suppressing the formation of new organs such as lateral roots, branches, leaves, or flowers. This unique developmental plasticity depends on chemical signals, plant hormones that serve as regulators and coordinators of endogenous molecular and cellular processes. Chief among these signals is auxin, a plant hormone central to nearly every aspect of plant life. Elsevier2026 eng 0960-9822 4240744110.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047 3613R739-R744 Leitner, Valentin, and Eva Benková. “Auxin and the Control of Plant Growth and Development.” <i>Current Biology</i>, vol. 36, no. 13, Elsevier, 2026, pp. R739–44, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047">10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047</a>. V. Leitner, E. Benková, Current Biology 36 (2026) R739–R744. Leitner, V., &#38; Benková, E. (2026). Auxin and the control of plant growth and development. <i>Current Biology</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047</a> Leitner, Valentin, and Eva Benková. “Auxin and the Control of Plant Growth and Development.” <i>Current Biology</i>. Elsevier, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047</a>. Leitner V, Benková E. 2026. Auxin and the control of plant growth and development. Current Biology. 36(13), R739–R744. Leitner V, Benková E. Auxin and the control of plant growth and development. <i>Current Biology</i>. 2026;36(13):R739-R744. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047">10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047</a> V. Leitner and E. Benková, “Auxin and the control of plant growth and development,” <i>Current Biology</i>, vol. 36, no. 13. Elsevier, pp. R739–R744, 2026. 222862026-07-13T09:39:40Z2026-07-13T11:11:56Z