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the researchers recorded both healthy and stressed tomato and tobacco plants using microphones. They conducted experiments in a soundproof chamber and later in a greenhouse with background noise. The plants were stressed in two ways, by withholding water for several days and by cutting their stems. The team then trained a machine learning algorithm to distinguish between healthy plants, dehydrated plants, and cut plants.

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Source : https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-plants-scream-we-just-couldnt-hear-them-until-now/

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I thought they found this over a decade ago?

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think the thing from a decade ago was about them emitting chemical messages through transpiration. Nova did a piece where transpiration and the fungal network in the soil were reconsidered as a whole communication system. I recall it was popularized using the same "scream" terminology in pop-sci rags.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Nah, it was the same thing, just 8 years ago I guess. This is an article from after I must have caught the paper: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-record-stressed-out-plants-emitting-ultrasonic-squeals-180973716/

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 11 points 22 hours ago

Research has to be repeatable

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 20 hours ago

Now it's reproducible bullshit.