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Research suggests plants might be capable of more than we suspect. Some scientists – controversially – describe plants as “intelligent”.
They argue a better understanding of their capabilities could help us solve some of the world’s thorniest problems.
Four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about what plants can teach us.
Stefano Mancuso: Plant intelligence is real
Professor Stefano Mancuso leads the International Laboratory for Plant Neurobiology at the University of Florence.
“We are convinced that plants are cognitive and intelligent, so we use techniques and methods normally used to study cognitive animals.
“The main problem with plants is they move much more slowly than animals so we need to record plant movement for many days. More BBC News>>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#444444″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”14%” bottom_padding=”14%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row]