Plants are more aware of their surroundings then we give them credit for. A growing body of work is showing that plants can change themselves in response to different sounds.

Dr Samarth Kulshrestha, a molecular biologist from the University of Canterbury, is one of these researchers, looking at the mechanisms behind plant senses. 

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Featuring:

• Dr Kulshrestha, University of Canterbury 

Further information:

The secret sensory life of plants: researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel – and even remember

Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing

Tuned in: plant roots use sound to locate water

This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.