How do plants grow toward the light? Scientists explain mechanism behind phototropism
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
Plants have developed a number of strategies to capture the maximum amount of sunlight through their leaves. As we know from looking at plants on a windowsill, they grow toward the sunlight to be able to generate energy by photosynthesis. Now an international team of scientists has provided definitive insights into the driving force behind this movement—the plant hormone auxin.