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PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
Volume 5, Issue 6, Pages 635-643Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.6.11211
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auxin; humic substances; root; soil; sustainable agriculture
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Humic substances (HS) represent the organic material mainly widespread in nature. HS have positive effects on plant physiology by improving soil structure and fertility and by influencing nutrient uptake and root architecture. The biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying these events are only partially known. HS have been shown to contain auxin and an auxin-like activity of humic substances has been proposed, but support to this hypothesis is fragmentary. In this review article, we are giving an overview of available data concerning molecular structures and biological activities of humic substances, with special emphasis on their hormone-like activities.
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