Hormone rooting powders

Hormone rooting powders are not a suitable organic Input. Most plant species root effectively without any special treatment. 

Some prominent 3-substituted derivatives include skatole (3-methylin-dole), which has a faecal odour, and indoIyl-3-acetic acid (sold as a plant rooting powder). Many indoles are biologically important for example, tryptamine is the precursor of two hormones serotonin, a vasoconstrictor, and melatonin, which is involved in the control of circadian rhythm. In addition, the amino acid tryptophan is an essential component of proteins (see Box 7.1). 

Some Rootone powder (this is a rooting hormone mixture that also... 

Some Rootone powder (this is a rooting hormone mixture that also contains a fungicide) it is available at most nurseries in the United States. A 1-gallon thin, transparent, polyethylene food storage bag. 

Powdered Dioscorea (wild yam) root or extract is also marketed to treat the symptoms of menopause as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (see page 279). Although there is a belief that this increases levels of progesterone, which is then used as a biosynthetic precursor of other hormones, there is no evidence that diosgenin is metabolized in the human body to progesterone, and any beneficial effects may arise from diosgenin itself. 

The third organogenesis type requires an intermediate callus phase before the formation of shoots and plantlets. Thereby, hairy root-derived calluses of Mentha piperita proliferated abundantly in the presence of 1 pM NAA, 10 pM CPPU and 10% coconut powder in the culture medium. Placed onto solid hormone-free medium M. piperita calli gave rise to shoots and roots [105]. 

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