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 [ Ссылка ]
“The Secret Life of Plants” by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird [ Ссылка ] (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. [ Ссылка ]
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: [ Ссылка ]
Darwin’s writings on plant movement: [ Ссылка ]
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