Tomatoes originated in Peru, and its Aztec name translates to a plump creature with a navel. There are approximately 10,000 tomato varieties, which come in a range of hues such as pink, purple, black, yellow, and white.
According to a recent study published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, when infected by caterpillars, the fruits of a variety of tomato plant convey electrical signals to the rest of the plant.
Plants contain a plethora of chemical and hormonal signaling routes, which are often conveyed via sap (the nutrient-rich water that moves through the plant). In the case of fruits, nutrients go solely to the fruit, and little study has been conducted to determine whether there is any communication in the reverse direction. from plant to fruit.
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A recent study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems shows that the fruits of a type of tomato plant send electrical signals to the rest of the plant when they are infested by caterpillars. Plants have a multitude of chemical and hormonal signaling pathways, which are generally transmitted through the sap (the nutrient-rich water that moves through the plant). In the case of fruits, nutrients flow exclusively to the fruit and there has been little research into whether there is any communication in the opposite direction–i.e. from fruit to plant.
“We usually forget that a plant’s fruits are living and semiautonomous parts of their mother-plants, far more complex than we currently think. Since fruits are part of the plant, made of the same tissues of the leaves and stems, why couldn’t they communicate with the plant, informing it about what they are experiencing, just like regular leaves do?” says first author Dr Gabriela Niemeyer Reissig, of the Federal Unive