*more coming soon*
The Dignity of Trees: Posing the question of whether or not trees and plants have dignity and how we should treat them in regard to agriculture and forestry
Plant Neurobiology: An emerging field of interdisciplinary study that focuses on aspects of plant life such as cognition, 'intelligence', and behavior.
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"Plant Signaling & Behavior: the dignity of plants" |
by Florianne Koechlin |
Citations: Plant Signal Behav. 2009 Jan; 4(1): 78–79. doi: 10.4161/psb.4.1.7315 Florianne Koechlin. (2009) The dignity of plants. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4:1, pages 78-79. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634081/#__ffn_sectitle |
"Do Plants Have Consciousness?" |
"Do Plants Have Consciousness?" by Cassie Stiftl is a blog post exploring the question of plant 'consciousness'. |
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International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology (LINV), Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, Tuscany, Italy |
Plant Neurobiologist and Director of LINV, Stefano Mancuso, is the founder of the field of study Plant Neurobiology. "The International Laboratory for Plant Neurobiology was founded in 2005 thanks to the generous funding of Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze. LINV is part of the University of Florence and located in the scientific campus of Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze. [...] Under the leadership of Stefano Mancuso, young students, post graduate and post-docs study several aspects of behaviour covering electrophysiology, physiology and cell/molecular biology." (source) |
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"Do Plants Think?" |
Interview (article) with Daniel Chamovitz, author of "What a Plant Knows". Chamovitz answers questions about plants and their cognition. |
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-plants-think-daniel-chamovitz/ |
"The Quest for Cognition in Plant Neurobiology" |
Article by Francisco Calvo Garzon |
Francisco Calvo Garzon. Citation: Plant Signal Behav. 2007 Jul-Aug; 2(4): 208–211. doi: 10.4161/psb.2.4.4470 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634130/ |
"What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses" |
A book by Daniel Chamovitz published in the USA by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. Daniel Chamovitz is the Director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University. What a Plant Knows covers plant senses, 'awareness', and even memory. |
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"Tomatoes talk, birch trees learn, -- do plants have dignity?" |
Florianne Koechlin: "Tomatoes talk, birch trees learn, -- do plants have dignity?". From TEDx Talks YouTube video description: "Plants are not passive, senseless objects. They use the language of fragrances to communicate above and below ground and engage in lively relationships with their environment and peers. Not only do they support relatives, harass strangers, make alliances, they also learn from experience and remember past events. Underground they form extensive root and fungal networks to exchange nutrients and information – an internet of plant communities of unimaginable size. What are the consequences of re-imaging the rights of plants? Do they deserve more respect? A recent amendment to the Swiss Constitution asserts that plants have “dignity”. Is dignity for plants an absurd concept? Florianne Koechlin thinks not." |
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"Eavesdropping on plants" |
Jack Schultz: "Eavesdropping on plants". From TEDx Talks YouTube video description: "Dr. Jack Schultz has been watching insects eat plants for four decades. He discovered that plants complain about being eaten and call for help. There is a "conversation" going on all around us; plants are "talking" to other plants, to microbes, and to insects. He thinks that if we can learn to listen, we can interrogate plants about their experiences." |
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"Learning Plant Learning" |
Professor Ariel Novoplansky: "Learning Plant Learning". From TEDx Talks YouTube video description: "Professor Ariel Novoplansky talks about the unique way in which plants communicate through their roots. Via a complex system of non-verbal communication, plants are able to warn each other of impending danger and experiences. With his team of research scientists, Prof. Novoplansky has mapped the ways in which plants communicate, an important factor in agricultural planning, and also proven that plants have memory." |
