Plants Respond To Vibrations Caused By Insects Chewing Their Leaves
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 20:30
in Mathematics & Economics
It's commonly believed that plant growth can be influenced by sound and that plants respond to wind and touch. Researchers at the University of Missouri took it a step farther than playing classical music for ivy. They conducted a chemical and audio analysis and determined that plants respond to the sounds that caterpillars make when eating plants and that the plants respond with more defenses. read more