LINK: Detecting and Communicating Distress in Plants

If plants could speak, would they tell us stories of all they have seen? Or respond to our interactions? Or would they cry out?

2 Billion plants are in a constant state of Distress - Can we listen to them?

What is Distress in Plants?

Plant stress refers to any unfavorable condition that negatively impacts a plant's metabolism, growth, or development, triggered by either biotic (living) or abiotic (non-living) factors.

What LINK does -

LINK picks up the potential difference caused due to ionic imbalances from harmful stimuli as distress signals. It is measured in milli-Volts over milli-seconds of time.

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