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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 23:12:49 -0700
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
From: Joe Stewart <jstewart@marin.k12.ca.us>
Subject: Plant Growth
Two questions for the Botanists in the Pinhole crowd:
1. How is it (physiologically speaking) that some plants are able to grow
roots from clippings? I realize that commerically available plant root
growth hormones are able to artificially induce this in most plants, so
hormones must play a role in the natural process. But does anyone have a
more exact description (i.e. what structure initiates the growth)?
2. What plant families are able to grow naturally from clippings?
Thanks for the consideration.
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Joey Stewart
jstewart@marin.k12.ca.us