How plants communicate with one another

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Recent research shows that plants aren’t as silent as we once thought. They can send signals, release chemicals, and even warn each other of danger. This hidden communication challenges the way we view the natural world, suggesting plants are more connected and responsive than we imagined. Scientists say this discovery should make us pause and reconsider how we treat the living greenery that sustains us.

Source

Aratani, Y., Uemura, T., Hagihara, T. et al. Green leaf volatile sensory calcium transduction in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 14, 6236 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41589-9

Additional Reading

https://www.businessinsider.com/plants-talk-to-each-other-scientists-record-for-first-time-2024-1

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/plants-can-talk-yes-really-heres-how

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/science/plant-sounds-brooklyn-botanic-garden.html