Find out why plants can find water

A recent study has shown that plants can use sound waves to sense vibrations caused by water moving in the ground, thereby easily finding a source of water to feed themselves.

Many scientists have studied, investigated and confirmed the ability of plants to "hear" sounds, like the sound of water flowing in a water pipe or even an insect.

Among many of these studies, scientists at the University. Western Australia conducted experiments on plants and found that, some plants can actually detect sound waves in the ground.

Some plants can actually detect sound waves in the ground.

Evolutionary biologist Monica Gagliano and his colleagues experimented on bean seeds. They cultivate seeds into Y-shaped plants inverted and monitor the germination process, looking for the water source of the plant.

Follow the Scientific American page, each end of the Y shape is different components. If one end is connected to the water tray and there is a plastic tube containing water connected through it, the other end is only containing soil. Later findings showed that the roots grow towards the water pipe.

Gagliano said that the sprouts detected the sound of the water flow and directed the roots to the reservoir. Plants may have used sound waves to identify remote water sources.

The tube to test the ability to detect sounds of plants.

Water is an essential compound for life and species in general. Water also creates fundamental changes in how to adapt to the water shortage of many species of plants and plants. To search for water and to avoid perdition, many species of plants and plants have equipped themselves with the ability to search for very special water.

Plants use the wet nature of the soil to navigate the growing roots to where the water is located. However, to locate water storage, plants may have sensed vibrations when water moves in the ground, even if there is no moisture in the soil.

Scientists believe that the emergence of special sounds caused plant roots to be stimulated and reacted accordingly. Even plants can be very sensitive to the sounds emitted by many animals.

The appearance of special sounds caused the roots of plants to be stimulated and reacted accordingly.

Biologist Michael Schoner at the University. Greifswald, Germany, says audio communication is a very common function in animals, but we seem to have forgotten this function in plants. Even so, there is growing evidence that sound has a huge impact on plants. If we understand the mechanism of interaction between sound and plants, we can intervene or apply in many jobs.

Previously, Scientific American shared a study that said, the frequency of a bee's wings can stimulate the release of pollen on plants. In addition, many other experiments show that sound can alter plant hormones, affect the process of oxygen uptake or change their growth rate.

The study by Australian scientists has been published in the Oecologia specialized journal, the latest issue in May. The title of the study is called "Tree roots use sound to locate water".