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21. Best Overall System Integration

This article is all about building a system that will best provide for healthy, happy, stronger plants which will in turn provide for larger, more bountiful yields time and time again (and it doesn’t matter if you grow in hydro or soil, soiless,...

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22. Ethylene

Ethylene is present as a gas produced by the plant. As levels of ethylene increase with plant development while other hormones are balancing in accordance, the effects of ethylene become more pronounced. Ethylene promotes fruit ripening, or...

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23. Abscic Acid

Abscic acid is produced in the buds/shoot tips of the plants. It plays a key role in slowing plant growth and promotes dormancy (overwintering) in plants. This function also helps to slow cell elongation, possibly promoting tighter internodal...

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24. Gibberellins

Gibberellins are produced by the roots and growing leaves. It promotes cell elongation and cell division. In seeds, it is activated by water and helps to break seed dormancy leading to germination. Some plants such as lettuce, will "bolt" in...

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25. Cytokinins

Cytokinins are produced in the plant's roots and move upwards through the plant to the growing tips. As the roots system grows larger, it produces more cytokinins, which in turn, signals the plant to grow and branch more. As the plant continues...

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26. Auxins

Auxins are produced in significant quantities in the upper growth regions of plants, promoting cell elongation. Auxins travel from the shoot tips to the base when the plant is actively growing, playing a role in the formation of plant roots....

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27. Primer on Plant Hormones

Growers can manipulate or take advantage of the environment to produce responses in plants. These include rooting, vegetative growth, branching, flowering, setting seed or fruit, and dormancy. Hormones in plants influence these reactions. They...

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28. We Recommend a Trellis Net as the Best Way to Grow

We believe a Trellis Net is the best way to grow. As opposed to bamboo stakes or plastic cages, the trellis can easily provide support for branches and main stalks while providing for an easy way to bend and weave the growth of larger plants,...

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29. Temperature, Humidity, and Co2 Schedule For Bloom Stage of Plant Growth

This assumes that you have an eight weekf fruiting plant such as most strains of tomatoes, cucumbers, or peppers, as well as many other of your favorite plants. ©IgrowHydro.com. ...

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30. Using Finishing Agents to Aid in Final Transition

Grand Finale, Briximus Maximus, and Purple Maxx will make for a more pronounced transition into the late Fall-early Winter period that we are looking for. Grand Finale uses tons of high brix sugars coupled with magnesium sulfate to bring out...

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