“But some research shows that speaking nicely to plants will support their growth, whereas yelling at them won't. Rather than the meaning of words, however, this may have more to do with vibrations and volume. Plants react favourably to low levels of vibrations, around 115-250hz being ideal.”
Your plants really dislike when you touch them, apparently. A new study out of the La Trobe Institute for Agriculture and Food has found that most plants are extremely sensitive to touch, and even a light touch can significantly stunt their growth, reports Phys.org.
Plants do not. Plants may exhibit reactions to stimuli, and we sometimes interpret these responses as defensive behavior, but we're really talking about successful adaptations to their environment. Plants have neither nervous systems nor neuro-transmitting pain receptors.
Instead of talking to the trees, try cuddling your favourite geranium. While flowers and other members of the plant kingdom seem not to complain when we pinch their buds or step on them, they are fully aware of what's happening and rapidly respond to the way they're treated, scientists have discovered.
A happy plant typically has shiny dark green leaves, its flowers are bright and its roots are pale. If you are watering it too much, its extremities will tend to turn yellow and the rhizome will turn brown or black.
“Smithsonian and Nasa show that mild vibrations increase growth in plants while harsher, stronger vibrations have a negative effect,” Dr Hes explains. “The vibrations improve communication and photosynthesis, which improves growth and the ability to fight infection. You could say the plants are happy!”
Don't Waste Your Emotions on Plants, They Have No Feelings, Grumpy Scientists Say. A tree falls in the woods; but whether or not anyone hears it, the tree has no regrets. Nor does it experience fear, anger, relief or sadness as it topples to the ground.
Plants respond to the vibrations of nearby sound which turns on two key genes inside of them that influence their growth. Plants also increase photosynthesis production in response to carbon dioxide, which is a by-product of human speech.
Touch Triggers A Genetic Defense Response In Houseplants
Professor Jim Whelan, who led the research, said that even the slightest touch activates a major genetic defense response which, if repeated, slows down plant growth.
In a Mythbusters experiment involving seven plants — two received positive speech, two received negative speech, one listened to classical music, another to death metal and the last was left in silence — the plant left in silence fared the worst. Surprisingly, the one to flourish the most was the death metal plant.
In this case, Darwin's root-brain hypothesis was wrong, but more modern research shows that plants can communicate. They speak with other plants as well as with animals and even people. They do this primarily using chemicals and sound.
sensitive plant, (Mimosa pudica), also called humble plant, plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) that responds to touch and other stimulation by rapidly closing its leaves and drooping.
No, plants cannot become attached to people in the way that animals might. From a scientific standpoint, plants cannot form emotional attachments to people since they do not have the brain capacity to do so. However, some research studies have suggested that plants may respond to human emotions and touch.
Plants, like most of nature, are usually only acting in their own interests. Keeping another tree alive via underground fungal networks, as trees do, benefits the plant, as a forest is more likely to survive than a tree on its own. Give a potted plant what it wants and it probably won't get too lonely!
Plants thrive when they listen to music that sits between 115Hz and 250Hz, as the vibrations emitted by such music emulate similar sounds in nature. Plants don't like being exposed to music more than one to three hours per day. Jazz and classical music seems to be the music of choice for ultimate plant stimulation.
Grouping plants together that thrive in similar conditions, and thus have the same care needs, makes it extra easy to tend to them. And for some, it helps them to form their own mini-biome as well. For example, placing humidity lovers close together can help create a pocket of moisture for every plant in the group.
New studies show that plants react to threats much in the way that fear motivates people and that plants can reduce depression and lead to longer life spans.
Pseudoscientific claims that music helps plants grow have been made for decades, despite evidence that is shaky at best. Yet new research suggests some flora may be capable of sensing sounds, such as the gurgle of water through a pipe or the buzzing of insects.
It's True—You Really Should Talk to Your Plants. In a study performed by the Royal Horticultural Society, researchers discovered that talking to your plants really can help them grow faster. 1 They also found that plants grow faster to the sound of a female voice than to the sound of a male voice.
One way plants have a “bio-chat” is by secreting tiny amounts of special chemicals into the soil through the plant's root zone. Botanitsts call this the “rhizosphere”. These chemicals, called “root exudates”, send signals to every other living thing in the “root zone”.
Do Plants Have Feelings (Or Emotions)? No – unlike humans and non-human animals, plants do not have feelings. It is undeniable that a plant can respond to environmental stimuli, like turning towards the light or closing over a fly. But that doesn't prove that they can have feelings, such as pain.
If something hurts humans, we react instinctually to it—“fight or flight”—as do other animals. But plants don't have that ability—nor do they have nervous systems or brains—so they may have no biological need to feel pain. We just don't know.
We have yet to scientifically verify that that plants have feelings. However, we do know that they can pick up on energies and sense.
Here's the good news: plants do respond to the sound of your voice. In a study conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society, research demonstrated that plants did respond to human voices.