Scientists have recorded the sounds of plants crying. Scientists have recorded the cry of plants when they are dry and injured. According to the researchers, when dehydrated and injured, plants go into a state of stress and make a special sound at that time.
They claim that just as people cry when they are stressed, plants also cry when they are under stress. The New York Times has written a news that it has been determined that one does not need a mouth to cry.
Scientists claim that the sound coming from a plant in a state of stress can be clearly heard. This claim was published last Thursday in the journal ‘Cell’.
The researchers claim that when the plant is stressed, it makes a sound similar to water drops falling on water. This is what they call ‘popping’.
According to Leach Adani, a biologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel, plants also interact with other organisms, including bees. “Plants interact with different organisms in different ways. “Plants also communicate by emitting chemicals,” he said. After discovering this, Adani wanted to investigate the sounds that plants make when under stress. Research was also challenging as there was no reference material on the subject before. But Adani decided to meet Yossi Yoval and investigate the matter. They decided to focus their studies on tomato and tobacco plants. They selected tomato and tobacco because the genetics of these plants were easier to understand.
These researchers placed tomato and tobacco plants in a soundproof box and placed a microphone inside. They placed a mic on the stem of the plant. They then discovered that the plant makes a special sound when it is dry and when the stem is cut.
The sound from boxed plants was also investigated with plants in cages. Even then, as the plant made the same sound, they concluded that the plant cries when it is stressed. Plants producing such sounds were either dry or had some injury when examined mechanically. After tomato and tobacco, grape vines were also investigated. “This research is very important with the conclusion that the message that can be communicated by the sounds of plants is very important. It can be further refined,’ said Richard Kaban, an ecologist at the University of California.
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