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We can learn from plants when it comes to neighbourly behaviour

In hostile conditions, plants can adapt so as not to shade their neighbours. Photo: AFP Whether you live in the city or in the country, it s hard to escape interactions with neighbours. From chatting to lending a hand, everyone has their own little ways of gaining the privileged status of the good neighbour . Now, British researchers suggest that it could be worth taking a leaf from plants when it comes to neighbourly behaviour in times of stress. Everyone has a different take on what neighbourly relationships should look like. Some think that a simple hello is enough, while others share meals or lend each other tools or ingredients. But for scientists at the John Innes Centre and the University of Bristol, we should all consider behaving like plants when growing in hostile conditions.

Researchers find how plants become good neighbours in times of stress

Researchers find how plants become good neighbours in times of stress ANI | Updated: Jul 05, 2021 09:13 IST London [UK], July 5 (ANI): The scientists at the John Innes and the University of Bristol have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. Moderate shade or even the threat of shade - detected by phytochrome photoreceptors - causes plants to elongate to try to outgrow the competition. But in the deep gloom of a dense forest or a cramped crop canopy where resources and photosynthesis are limited, this strategy does not work. In these conditions, it would be a waste of energy and detrimental to survival to elongate stems because seedlings would never be able to over-grow larger neighbours.

Pour être un bon voisin, inspirez-vous des plantes

Pour être un bon voisin, inspirez-vous des plantes
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