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Old 06-23-2009, 05:30 AM
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Prince Charles famously talks to them, but nobody knew they talked to each other - until now. Plants engage in self-recognition and can communicate danger to genetically identical cuttings planted nearby, according to professor Richard Karban of the University of California.

TG Daily (c) - Plants can talk, apparently

Women gardeners' voices speed up growth of tomato plants much more than men's, it found.
In an experiment run over a month, they found that tomato plants grew up to two inches taller if they were serenaded by the dulcet tones of a female rather than a male.

Women's voices 'make plants grow faster' finds Royal Horticultural Society - Telegraph
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