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There are many hormones plants release to stimulate growth, defense and other mechanisms needed for a plant to survive and reproduce. The main hormone resposible for growth is gibberllin. This hormone is produced in the plant cells plastids, where they are then transported to the endoplasmic reticulum. The receptor responsible for recognizing this hormone to be able to transport it into the endoplasmic reticulum is DELLA. With gibberellin located in the endoplasmic reticulum, this allows for gene transcription to be turned on, resulting in the elongation of a plant. The gibberellin hormone was important during the green revolution which is thought to have saved over a billion lives worldwide.