Trees also think and remember like people

Scientists say the tree transmits information about the intensity and quality of light from leaves to leaves like our nervous system. These "electrochemical signals" are transmitted by cells that act as the "nerve" of the plant.

In experiments, scientists have shown that light shining on a leaf causes the whole plant's reaction. Reaction in the form of photochemicals affects leaves, and continues in the dark. This shows that the tree "remembers" the information encoded in light.

The head of the research team, Professor Stanislaw Karpinski at the Department of Life Sciences at Warsaw University (Poland), explains: "We illuminate the lower part of the tree and observe the change in the part. And unexpectedly, the change is still happening when the light is off. "

In previous experiments, Mr. Karpinski discovered chemical signals that could travel throughout the trunk, allowing them to react and adapt to changes in the surrounding environment.

But in recent studies, Karpinski and his colleagues see, when light stimulates a chemical reaction in leaf cells, it triggers a series of reactions and this immediately signals the rest. re-plants through a cell called "sheath cells."

This unusual phenomenon is caused by the plant's response depending on the color of the light shining on it. There are specific changes for each type of red, blue and white light. He thinks plants can use encrypted light information to stimulate chemical reactions.

The tree has its own memory with light that creates its immunity and can be adjusted to changing light conditions. Plants use encrypted light information to defend themselves against seasonal diseases.