How can plant hormones be used in agriculture?

Simply so, which hormone is responsible for plant growth?

Auxins

Also, what is the importance of plant hormones? Plant hormones playa crucial role in controlling the way in which plants grow and develop. While metabolism provides the power and building blocks for plant life it is the hormones that regulate the speed of growth of the individual parts and integrate these parts to produce the form that we recognize as a plant.

Keeping this in view, how are cytokinins used in agriculture?

Cytokinins are one of the key phytohormones, which induce the cell division in plant roots and shoots. Cytokinins help in preventing the senescence of fruits, flowers, and leaves. They stop staining and yellowing of fruits and leaves. Cytokinins are commonly used in the agriculture industry to increase the yield.

Which hormone has inhibiting effects on growth of plants?

Plant hormones are chemicals that promote or inhibit growth in plants. There are 5 main types of plant hormones. Auxin, commonly abbreviated as IAA, gibberellins and cytokininins all promote plant growth. Abcisic acid and ethylene inhibit plant growth.