Researchers said when plants were dehydrated or cut, the sounds emitted were louder than when they were left alone.
A recent study found that some plants actually make noises when they are put under stress.
Researchers were able to record ultrasonic sound ranges of different plants and depending on what type of threat or stress the plant was under, the sounds came out differently, according to the study published in the journalTomato plants and tobacco plants were the focus of the experiment but wheat, corn, cactus and henbit were also recorded.
When a plant was cut or dehydrated, the sounds it emitted were far louder than when they were properly watered and left alone. "Our recordings indicated that the plants in our experiment emitted sounds at frequencies of 40-80 kilohertz.
"In this study we resolved a very old scientific controversy: we proved that plants do emit sounds!" said Prof. Lilach Hadany, the study lead. "Our findings suggest that the world around us is full of plant sounds, and that these sounds contain information – for example about water scarcity or injury.
Researchers now hope to continue these sorts of studies such as how the plants make sounds, how insects react to these sounds and can other plants hear other plants?
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