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Cause elongation of stems/bolting.
Growth of lateral buds into shoots.
Development of fruits without fertilisation/parthenocarpy.
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Promotes cell division and cell elongation in dwarf plants thus greatly increasing their length; ends dormancy in lateral buds thus promoting formation of side branches; affects expansion and shape of the leaf and retards leaf abscission.
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