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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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[–] DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org 15 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 13 hours ago

"in not vegetarian because I love animals. I'm vegetarian because I hate plants"

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

“The salad is screaming” has been a notion for decades.

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