Communication occurs when a sender emits a cue perceived by a receiver that changes the
receiver's behavior. Plants perceive information regarding light, water, other nutrients, touch …

Claims that plants have conscious experiences have increased in recent years and have
received wide coverage, from the popular media to scientific journals. Such claims are …

A growing number of non-human animal species are being seriously considered as
candidates for sentience, but plants are either forgotten or explicitly excluded from these …

The news that a flowering weed—mousear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)—can sense the
particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical …

Plants can plastically respond to light competition in three strategies, comprising vertical
growth, which promotes competitive dominance; shade tolerance, which maximises …

Recycling of phosphorus (P) from waste streams in agriculture is essential to reduce the
negative environmental effects of surplus P and the unsustainable mining of geological P …

Mineral nutrients are distributed in a non-uniform manner in the soil. Plasticity in root
responses to the availability of mineral nutrients is believed to be important for optimizing …

This article discusses the possibility of plant decision making. We contend that recent work
on bacteria provides a pertinent perspective for thinking about whether plants make choices …

Despite their paramount role in plant life, the study of roots has been largely neglected until
recently. Here, I shortly describe a few newly-discovered abilities of plants to undergo …