Have you ever questioned whether the notion that playing music for plants encourages growth is true? How are they “hearing”?
Studies have been done that seem to support the idea that plants do, in fact, respond favorably to music, but the reality is still up in the air. Having said that, the argument is strongly supported by the evidence!
Where did these claims regarding music and plants originate?
Did you know, why the music you play at home can affect how your plants grow?
Eugene Canby, a Canadian engineer, verified these findings. The violin sonata by J.S. Bach increased the productivity of his wheat fields by 66%.
Researcher Dorothy Retallack of Colorado’s Women’s College combined her studies on plants and music into her book, The Sound of Music and Plants, which was published in the same year as The Secret Life of Plants. When she exposed plants to an extended F note in her experiments, she discovered that they were considerably healthier than the control group.
She then explored with many musical genres, such as jazz, rock, and classical. Plants exposed to jazz and classical music, which is more calming, grew closer to the speaker and even grew to encircle it. Conversely, plants exposed to “discordant” rock music grew away from the speakers and had overwatering-like symptoms.
Plant defense
Not only can it affect growth, but the sound is also believed to be a warning when there is a predator.
Research shows that plants can sense the vibrations of insects that are about to eat leaves so that plants can ‘warn’ dangers that threaten other plants.
This will notify other plants later and prepare their defenses against insect attack or even stop growing until it is safe.
There is also evidence that plants can respond to vibrations caused by wind. This serves as a barrier to keep them from growing that tall.
They became shorter to save them from being bumped or bent by strong winds.
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