[PCA] NEWS: Plants Have a Social Life, Too
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Thu Nov 19 08:05:05 CST 2009
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/plant-family-values/
Plants Have a Social Life, Too
* By Brandon Keim
* November 18, 2009 3:16 pm |
* Categories: Agriculture, Biology
After decades of seeing plants as passive recipients of fate, scientists
have found them capable of behaviors once thought unique to animals. Some
plants even appear to be social, favoring family while pushing strangers
from the neighborhood.
Research into plant sociality is still young, with many questions
unanswered. But it may change how people conceive of the floral world, and
provide new ways of raising productivity on Earth.s maxed-out farmlands.
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