Are plants intelligent? It depends on the definition
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024
ITHACA, New York, June 11 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Goldenrod can perceive other plants nearby without ever touching them, by sensing far-red light ratios reflected off leaves. When goldenrod is eaten by herbivores, it adapts its response based on whether or not another plant is nearby.
Is this kind of flexible, real-time, adaptive response a sign of intelligence in plants?
The question is not easy to answer, but Andre Kessler, a chem . . .
Goldenrod can perceive other plants nearby without ever touching them, by sensing far-red light ratios reflected off leaves. When goldenrod is eaten by herbivores, it adapts its response based on whether or not another plant is nearby.
Is this kind of flexible, real-time, adaptive response a sign of intelligence in plants?
The question is not easy to answer, but Andre Kessler, a chem . . .