Plantwatch: Neighbouring plants warn each other about incoming stress

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A study of Arabidopsis thaliana plants found that plants growing together activated genes to protect themselves, while isolated plants did not Plants growing close to each other can warn each other about stresses in their lives. Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants were grown on their own or crowded so close together they were touching each […]

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