“…Natural auxins (e.g., indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)) and synthetic analogs (e.g., indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)) have a powerful and stimulatory effect on rooting in many plant species 12 , 14 , 15 . A diverse range of studies have shown that auxin is central to AR and LR development in plants, where it cross-talks with other signals (e.g., calcium signal) 16 , 17 , regulatory genes (e.g., AtMYB93 , SHR , and ERF3 ) 18 – 20 , or phytohormones (e.g., ethylene and gibberellins) 21 – 23 . Furthermore, auxin-related biological processes, such as signal transduction, polar transport, and local biosynthesis, account for the primary underlying molecular mechanisms regulating AR or LR formation 10 , 11 , 24 – 27 .…”