Study Reveals that Plants Respond to Talking
"The researchers were astonished to discover the noise triggered a response in two genes. Some frequencies reportedly made the genes more active, while others made them subdued."
"Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds. And it was so." –Genesis 1:11
(South Korea)—While it has long been known that plants respond to light, a new study conducted by scientists at South Korea's National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology suggests that talking to plants can encourage them to grow. The study has been published in the current New Scientist.
As reported in The Daily Mail, using 14 pieces of classical music, the researchers were astonished to discover the noise triggered a response in two genes, rbcS and Ald. Some frequencies reportedly made the genes more active, while others made them subdued. (Photo: Prince Charles–Daily Mail)
According to the report, because the genes are known to be involved in the plant's response to light, the scientists repeated the experiments in the dark, but it was found to make no difference in how the genes behaved.
Reporter David Derbyshire noted that genetics experts are at a loss to explain what benefits 'hearing' could offer to plants.
