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| Allelopathy | production of a chemical compound by one plant that slows down or stops the growth of another plant |
| Wisconsin | a major horticulture crop is cranberries |
| auxin | a hormone that accelerates growth by causing cell enlargement |
| chemical retardant | a product used to make plants shorter and more compact, making the stems better able to support flowers |
| cytokinins | a hormone that stimulates cell division |
| enzyme | products that speed up plant metabolism |
| gibberellins | a hormone that stimulates stem and leaf growth, early flowering |
| growth stimulant | products that are used that affect the development of plants |
| hormones | these are growth regulating substances in plants |
| indolebutyric acid | the most commonly used chemical for rooting cuttings |
| inhibitors | a hormone that stops seed germination, stem elongation; cause fruit to ripen earlier |
| Kansas | beans and peas are a top commodity of this mid-west state |
| methanol | type of alcohol increases plant growth |
| Minnesota | tree production is a major horticulture commodity of this large northern state |
| node | area on stem where a leaf stalk (petiole) grows |
| North Dakota | vegetables are a major crop of this northern state |
| retardant | chemical product category that stops or slows down plant growth |
| Rootstock | part of a graft that provides the roots |
| scion | the top portion of a graft |
| seaweed | an example of a root growth biostimulant from the ocean |
| terminal leafbud | pinching this out is a commonly used method of nurseries to encourage early branching of shrubs and more compact plants |
| Apical dominance | when the terminal bud prevents growth on the rest of the plant |
