
New Botanical Frontier: Deciphering Plant Communication
Discoveries about plant communication continue to emerge. From the "wood wide web" to electrical signals, plants never cease to amaze us.
Discoveries about plant communication continue to emerge. From the "wood wide web" to electrical signals, plants never cease to amaze us.
Desert moss could be the key to making Mars habitable. But you don't have to look far to understand that it's good news.
Through chemical and light signals, Solidago communicates with its peers, anticipating dangers and making decisions to increase its chances of survival.
Plants have specific "alliances" with microbes even in times of drought, revealing new forms of resilience to climate change
The SynMoss project aims to develop a plant with a fully synthetic genome in the next 10 years, revolutionizing plant biotechnology.
Very strange shape, thin and non-wooden trunk, wide leaves and no branches: the tree fossil just discovered in Canada is one of a kind.
Two substances that induce signals in Arabidopsis plants have been discovered, opening new perspectives on plant communication.
An American research, a team that brings together CNR, ENCI and plant virologists. The fight against the terrible Xylella now has many more friends: dogs.
Gene editing French startup provides houseplant with "superpowers" to capture toxic agents from the air
Studies on agromining continue: in Greece a network of botanical "mines" extracts nickel from plants. And it teaches us something.
Storing energy using plants as capacitors through electronically rendered roots? It is already reality.
Using a system similar to that of our nervous system, tomatoes transmit information on the attacks suffered, and organize countermeasures.
A special "patch" analyzes the volatile compounds emitted by plants to monitor the health of the crops in real time.
This small herb garden has been designed with intelligent monitoring technology and fits comfortably inside a kitchen cabinet to maximize space.
Plants activate short memory mechanisms despite having no brain. Remembering the days of drought they take countermeasures to save water.
The University of Singapore develops an electrode capable of receiving and sending signals to plants: the developments are innumerable.
Biocollar is a wearable device that provides tactile feedback to know the needs of your plants.
A sensor allows you to literally listen to the vegetables. Not only does it assess plant stress, but also heat suffering and nutritional needs.
For the first time in the world, a study investigates the electrical signals transmitted by plants. A mode of communication that is not yet clear, but interesting
For the 1st time recorded plants that "speak" (emitting ultrasound with information) if stressed: a turning point in understanding the plant kingdom.
He seeks light and shadow on his own. He asks you to water it, and plays with you. What else must Hexa do to please you? A slice of "cool".