Title: Regulate plant growth.
Course: Greenhouse Plant Production and Management (18052-III) > Section: Demonstrating Plant Production

Regulating plant growth should include

- pinching
- practicing recommended pruning procedures for selected plants
- identifying and comparing plant growth regulators, including auxins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, cytokinins, and ethylene
- identifying and comparing commercially available growth inhibitors of the above hormones
- managing plant growth and flowering by chemical and/or nonchemical means
- varying the spacing of plants.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Under what circumstances does a crop require the use of plant-growth regulation?
- How can plant growth be managed with chemicals?
- How can plant growth be controlled environmentally?