A
fresh study suggests that plants that are genetically interconnected,
know that other
plants are "their family" - just like animals and
humans.
In addition, plants are also able to warn their relatives of the danger.
Scientists from the University of California and Kyoto used sagebrush plants shoots to create genetic copies of parent plants and re-planted them near progeny plants.
They damaged one of the copied plants in the way that natural killers do and leave the plants on hold.
A year later, mother plants in this region were found to suffer 42% less because of the harmful effects caused by plants that were planted near maternal plants but did not have a genetic link with them.
According to scientists, this indicates that plants whose families are close to them know in some way how to prepare better for the attack, thus preventing the attack more effectively.
The study shows that imagery can distinguish genetically similar plants from plants that are different from them, and the authors of the study believe that other green plants can do the same.
Scientists do not yet know exactly how plants interact with each other, but they think that it can take place through a specific chemical signal.
Free translation from the article: Can Plants Talk to Each Other? Researchers Say Yes.
Science For The Curious Discover.
In addition, plants are also able to warn their relatives of the danger.
Scientists from the University of California and Kyoto used sagebrush plants shoots to create genetic copies of parent plants and re-planted them near progeny plants.
They damaged one of the copied plants in the way that natural killers do and leave the plants on hold.
A year later, mother plants in this region were found to suffer 42% less because of the harmful effects caused by plants that were planted near maternal plants but did not have a genetic link with them.
According to scientists, this indicates that plants whose families are close to them know in some way how to prepare better for the attack, thus preventing the attack more effectively.
The study shows that imagery can distinguish genetically similar plants from plants that are different from them, and the authors of the study believe that other green plants can do the same.
Scientists do not yet know exactly how plants interact with each other, but they think that it can take place through a specific chemical signal.
Free translation from the article: Can Plants Talk to Each Other? Researchers Say Yes.
Science For The Curious Discover.
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