Plants know and communicate with people

Sometimes, when you're sad or happy, you can say idly or play around with the trees around you. And miraculously, scientists have recently discovered that plants really have a connection with these contacts.

This is the fact that plant lovers have long suspected and Australian scientists have found evidence that plants can really be felt when we touch them.

Not only that, different sensations can lead to a variety of physiological and genetic changes depending on the stimulation that the plant receives, whether it's a few drops of rain or a little softening. trade. These are the most interesting things scientists have recorded in the past week.

Researcher Olivier Van Aken from the University of Western Australia said: "Although most people think that plants do not feel when we touch, we have found them to be very sensitive."

Plants are really sensitive.(Source: Jonathan Leung / Flickr).

He also added: "It really doesn't seem to complain when we cut a flower, step on them or pass when we walk but they are fully aware of this contact and quickly respond to us." .

Scientists really have no evidence that plants actually "sense" in many ways like human perception of feeling.

Previous studies have shown that plants are quite well aware of their surroundings . For example, they can "listen" to insect bites and release toxins to stop it, fungi can also communicate with each other through their underground "Internet" type.

While no clear response from stimulation has been recorded, the study also suggests that sensing can help plants identify their surroundings, preparing for any potential dangers. ready to take advantage of the changing weather conditions.

Scientists also discovered that spraying water droplets on plants will alter their expression of thousands of genes. This is an impressive physiological response that starts after a few minutes of stimulation and stops for half an hour.

Van Aken said: "We can prove that this reaction is not caused by any active substance but by the physical contact caused when the droplet falls on the surface of the leaf."

Desiring to understand other reactions, the team also discovered that, when they patted or used a pair of tweezers, it would stimulate a similar physiological response. All of this information is probably essential for plants to survive in nature.

Plants cannot run away from dangerous situations.

"Unlike animals, plants cannot run away from dangerous situations. Instead, they can develop defensive systems to feel the environment , help them detect hazards and have a reaction. "A , " said Van Aken.

More importantly, the study also identified two proteins that can turn off plant exposure. In the future, this is really meaningful because it can support plants in controlled environments such as greenhouses, from gene changes and responses to "false alarm" stimuli .

This study is clearly not enough to represent our understanding of plant perception when stimulated and other studies need to be done to reinforce these findings. Currently, we should also consider when intending to poke trees or block their light.

Van Aken told Peter Spinks from The Age: "We still have no evidence to support previous ideas about vibrations from conversation with plants that have a strong enough effect to make plants move. ".

One day, scientists may have more research and discover more interesting and strange things about plants, a species that is always considered to be unable to talk to people. So, from now on, let us respect and give you the most sincere and gentle feelings.