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Plants transmit light down stems to roots to ‘see’ underground Plants can turn their roots into virtual flashlights to promote new growth by piping sunlight down their stems, New Scientist reports. Light is reflected down the stem and through the roots by receptors called phytochromes, researchers say in their paper in the journal Science Signaling. […]
Houseplants are not something you would typically associate with NASA, but in the late ‘80s the US government agency joined forces with the Associated Contractors of America (ALCA), to determine the most effective indoor plants for removing toxic agents from the air. The study, led by Dr. B. C. Wolverton, found that some plants were […]