How plants sense electric fields

How plants sense electric fields Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2016 - The cells of plants, animals and humans all use electrical signals to communicate with each other. Nerve cells use them to activated muscles. But leaves, too, send electrical signals to other parts of the plant, for example, when they were injured and are threatened by hungry insects. "We have been asking ourselves for many years what molecular components plants use to exchange information ... more

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