Plants can do some amazing things.
But how do they respond to their environment with no brain?
↓ More info and sources below ↓
Learn more/references:
“What a Plant Knows” by Daniel Chamovitz amzn.to/2bfvdOg
“The Secret Life of Plants” by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird amzn.to/2bczCTf (this book is full of bad science mumbo jumbo, but it’s where the Cleve Backster story comes from)
Galil, J. "An ancient technique for ripening sycomore fruit in east-mediterranean countries." Economic Botany 22.2 (1968): 178-190.
Kost, C., & Heil, M. (2008). The Defensive Role of Volatile Emission and Extrafloral Nectar Secretion for Lima Bean in Nature. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 34(1), 2-13. doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9404-0
Gerbode, Sharon J., et al. "How the cucumber tendril coils and overwinds."Science 337.6098 (2012): 1087-1091.
Darwin’s writings on vines and climbing plants: darwin-online.org.uk/content/f...
Darwin’s writings on plant movement: darwin-online.org.uk/Editorial...
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