Florianne Koechlin

Plant whispers

A journey through new realms of science

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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. Some researchers think they are intelligent. And underground they form extensive root and fungal networks to exchange nutrients and information - an Internet of plant communities of unimaginable size.But what are the consequences of these new insights on plants? What does this mean for agriculture, now facing enormous challenges?And… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-85787-939-5
EAN: 9783857879395
Produktnummer: 19055794
Verlag: Lenos
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 104 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 5'570 KB

Über den Autor

Florianne Koechlin, born 1948, is trained in biology and chemistry and authored and edited several books on plant behaviour: Zellgeflüster, PflanzenPalaver, Mozart und die List der Hirse, and Jenseits der Blattränder. She made many interviews with researchers, farmers, philosophers, and scientists who are working to unravel the secrets of plants. In her role as a former member of the Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH), she has extensively discussed the topic about how the new insights could affect our relationships to plants. www.blauen-institut.ch.