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Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don't know why—but finding out could change the way we grow things (phys.org)

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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

You probably don't think about plant roots all that much

How rude. I'm sure the (checks notes) dozen or so of us think about them plenty.

Past that, I wonder if these oscillations are related to plants' uptake and release of fungal and bacterial cells or if they're an entirely separate function.

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