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Hormones as Regulators of Water Balance

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Plant Hormones

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The development of strategies which enable growth to continue without excessive consumption of limited water resources has played a vital part in the evolution of plants which can survive in terrestrial environments. Research over the last two decades has established a clear role for plant hormones in governing the water economy of plants. By influencing stomatal behaviour they can control the expenditure of water, and by regulating the growth and activities of roots, they can exert some control over the uptake of water. Our knowledge of the role of hormones in relation to stomatal functioning is now progressing rapidly and it is appropriate to devote most of this chapter to this topic. Studies of roots have not progressed so rapidly, but nevertheless we have begun to recognise an important role for the roots in regulating activities in the shoot, to provide an integrated strategy for controlling the water balance of the plant.

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Mansfield, T.A., McAinsh, M.R. (1995). Hormones as Regulators of Water Balance. In: Davies, P.J. (eds) Plant Hormones. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0473-9_28

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