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  text: 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.
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author:
- first_name: Valentin
  full_name: Leitner, Valentin
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  last_name: Leitner
- first_name: Eva
  full_name: Benková, Eva
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  last_name: Benková
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citation:
  ama: 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>
  apa: 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>
  chicago: 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>.
  ieee: 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.
  ista: Leitner V, Benková E. 2026. Auxin and the control of plant growth and development.
    Current Biology. 36(13), R739–R744.
  mla: 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>.
  short: V. Leitner, E. Benková, Current Biology 36 (2026) R739–R744.
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date_created: 2026-07-13T09:39:40Z
date_published: 2026-07-06T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-13T11:11:56Z
day: '06'
department:
- _id: EvBe
- _id: GradSch
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.047
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title: Auxin and the control of plant growth and development
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