Winter reading?

[digitS']

Can plants talk and think? Some scientists say yes.

“The Light Eaters” gives insights into how plants communicate, while “Alien Earths” explores the search for intelligent life on other planets.

www.csmonitor.com

Some of you might enjoy reading both .

 

[flowerbug]

just finished a science fiction book the other day for a quick read. for the imagination i like either science fiction or fantasy (but i do not usually like the combination ).

i just spent my break time reading some science papers on nutrients for cattle feed supplied by various crops if they happened to be available due to failures, defects or whatever and also skimming some agricultural items on nutrient application rates.

i'd probably enjoy either of the books you mention. i'll put them down on my reading request list for the future so when they become available on my network of libraries they'll get requested and show up.

 

[ducks4you]

Can plants talk and think? Some scientists say yes.

“The Light Eaters” gives insights into how plants communicate, while “Alien Earths” explores the search for intelligent life on other planets.

www.csmonitor.com

Some of you might enjoy reading both .

I saw a documentary about this!

 

[SPedigrees]

I saw a documentary about this!

I think I saw the same documentary. The part I found most interesting was parental care given by a mother tree to its offspring/seedlings, transferring nutrients to the little trees through their root systems. It explains why seedlings that spring up naturally seem to thrive better than seedlings artificially planted.

 

[flowerbug]

I think I saw the same documentary. The part I found most interesting was parental care given by a mother tree to its offspring/seedlings, transferring nutrients to the little trees through their root systems. It explains why seedlings that spring up naturally seem to thrive better than seedlings artificially planted.

what you are not seeing is the hundreds or thousands of dead seeds that didn't make it. those that do survive and grow are there because the conditions met the requirements of the seed to grow. where we put plants in the ground may not be a spot where they would normally appear...