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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The reason due to which rapid growth caused by synthetic auxins is lethal to a plant.

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Auxin is a phytohormone that is responsible for stimulating growth of plants by stimulating cell division and elongation. This plant hormone, in its synthetic form, is also used as a weedicide. It is known for growing the plant to its death. The synthetic form 2,4-D is responsible for killing broadleaf weeds in a cereal crop field.

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