Review: What a Plant Knows

Review: What a Plant Knows

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“As someone who grew up studying with Zeppelin and Hendrix blaring from my stereo system at all times,” Chamo-vitz wondered whether he, too, had been damaged. But not to worry. Research at the New York Botanical Garden and elsewhere has so far concluded that plants are deaf. Chamovitz survived to produce a handy guide to our own senses as well as those of plants. If his book sometimes wallows deep in chemistry and genetics, New Age readers can play some Mozart on the stereo or an iPod to help waft them through to the end.

This story originally ran in the July-August 2012 issue as "Little Shop of Wonders."

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Frank Graham Jr.

Frank Graham Jr. is a field editor for Audubon.

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Review: What a Plant Knows | Audubon Magazine

I could not refrain from commenting. Very well written!

Electricity also affects plants!

I'd like to also add that for over 200 years it has been known that plants respond very favorably to various forms of electricity too!

A wide array of benefits can be achieved when plants and their surrounding soils are electrified including:
- Increased yield of fruits or vegetables
- Increased size and sweetness of fruits
- Resistance and curing of disease
- Accelerated growth
- and lots more!

Furthermore, regarding the notion that plant's cannot feel - If I remember correctly, Cleve Backster who was mentioned in the book, "The Secret Life of Plants", performed experiments showing that plants experience and 'scream' in the face of pain from burning or bruising.

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