Research found that plants can communicate
A new study shows that plants can use a network of underground fungi to warn opponents to turn to insect attacks. Shenzhen Ananda Technology Co.,LTD , https://www.carmitek.com
Research conducted by researchers at the James Hutton Institute and the Lausanne Institute at the University of Aberdeen indicates that plants are able to connect to their other plant networks by sending warnings about incoming aphids. Then it sends out a chemical signal that repels locusts and attracts wasps, a natural enemy of locusts. The study followed previous studies and demonstrated that plants can send similar chemical warnings through air communication. This new study says that a common fungus called mycorrhizal plants can be linked to other plants. "Mycorrhizal fungi need to get nutrients from the photosynthesis of plants, and they have to do something with the plants," said John Pictt of the Lausanne Institute. "In the past, we thought that their nutrients could be obtained from roots and soil, but now we see them, and another evolutionary role enables them to effectively signal," he said. David Johnson of Aberdeen University added, "Our understanding does not consider the connection of ecosystem devices to each other, the fact that it may have a significant impact on how we understand how an organism affects another."
On the contrary, the fungal network of the studied plants was not connected to the plant so that it did not issue a warning signal and other plants were attacked. The plants in the network are also full of bags to make sure they don't actually send signals through the air. Pickett said that this discovery may lead to farms using fungi early warning systems for their crops.