Cornous Biology, Volume 2, Issue 2 : 15-21. Doi : 10.37446/corbio/ra/2.2.2024.15-21
Review Article

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 30-Jun-2024

Phytohormones: key regulators of plant growth and cellular processes

  • Sonali Vergin Philips
  • Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Ranipet - 632 506, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Subaleka Subramanian
  • Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Ranipet - 632 506, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Abinaya Dharmalingam
  • Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Ranipet - 632 506, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Maha Gunasekaran
  • Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Ranipet - 632 506, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Chandrasekaran Perumal
  • SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu- 603 201, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Selvakumar Gurunathan
  • SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu- 603 201, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Ashokkumar Natarajan
  • SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu- 603 201, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Ashok Subiramaniyan
  • Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Ranipet - 632 506, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

Plant hormones are a group of naturally occurring organic substances that influence physiological processes at low concentrations. Plant hormones have also been referred to as phytohormones. Plant hormones play a crucial role in controlling the way in which plants grow and develop. They stimulate cell division and elongation, promoting overall plant growth. Plant growth regulators have made the way for plant tissue culture techniques. Hormones also regulate cellular processes in targeted cells locally and then move to other locations. They affect the gene expression and transcription levels, cell division and growth.

Keywords

Phytohormones, cell division, gene expression, transcription level

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