Roger A. Shrubber
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https://phys.org/news/2021-11-scientists-year-old-mystery-growth.html
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New discoveries about Auxins
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Milky Weed
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Very cool, so Auxin hormones causes proton pumps within cells to activate In the growing tips of the plants, lowering cellular ph and “softening” the cell wall while water is uptaken to expand it like a balloon causing growth.
Thats pretty wild.
Thats pretty wild.
Roger A. Shrubber
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lots of possibilities here, if they can learn how to trigger the production of auxins, and expansin, they could cause plants to grow significantly faster than they do on their own. with careful pruning, that could increase yields substantially, both in agricultural applications and cannabis cultivation....strains that are the same size they are now but grow from seed to mature plant in 2 to 3 months total.... 
Milky Weed
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I’m all for science, and I love it. Do you feel this would be crossing into genetically modifying our cannabis? I’m sure some will be against it. This is so new though, the possibilities are endless. I wonder what plants they may try to apply this theory to first.lots of possibilities here, if they can learn how to trigger the production of auxins, and expansin, they could cause plants to grow significantly faster than they do on their own. with careful pruning, that could increase yields substantially, both in agricultural applications and cannabis cultivation....strains that are the same size they are now but grow from seed to mature plant in 2 to 3 months total....
MisterKister
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Also what about the toxicity of the chemicals involved?
Roger A. Shrubber
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well, if they achieve what i suggest, it would probably be through genetic manipulation. i don't have a huge problem with genetic manipulation, as long as they don't make the plant so fragile it can be wiped out like bananas nearly have been several times
Roger A. Shrubber
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the chemicals involved are all already contained within the plant...all they have to do is find the trigger
DesperateFarmer
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soon to have some moron in here screaming cancer without reading the OPs posts. *sigh*
Twisted Pistil
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Would this teeter on PGR?
I'm all for scientific advancements in an ethical and moral manner.
For instance: Terminator seed tech=not moral, imo. Genetically engineering 100% homozygous parental stock to then true breed 100% f1 seeds=moral, imo.
Stimulating or regulating growth hormones is cool in my book, as long as it doesn't have unintended carcinogenic consequences.
I'm all for scientific advancements in an ethical and moral manner.
For instance: Terminator seed tech=not moral, imo. Genetically engineering 100% homozygous parental stock to then true breed 100% f1 seeds=moral, imo.
Stimulating or regulating growth hormones is cool in my book, as long as it doesn't have unintended carcinogenic consequences.
euphoria526
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No because the auxins are already there and they aren’t adding anything to it. They are just triggering what is already present in the plant. That’s how I understand it so far.
Samwell Seed Well
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speedwell68
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That is a really interesting article. Thanks for posting.
they’d have to figure out the cause and effect, don’t get me wrong I understand where your coming from but it’s a symphony of elegance the way plants grow, something has to givelots of possibilities here, if they can learn how to trigger the production of auxins, and expansin, they could cause plants to grow significantly faster than they do on their own. with careful pruning, that could increase yields substantially, both in agricultural applications and cannabis cultivation....strains that are the same size they are now but grow from seed to mature plant in 2 to 3 months total....
Roger A. Shrubber
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i'm sure there would be a trial and error period, but once you got it dialed in, the rewards would be substantial.
i'm pretty sure there would be some kind of limiting factor having to do with the root system only being able to absorb so much at one time, and you can only cram so many roots in a container, no matter how fast they grow