"It has a device on the inside of the box that cuts the leaf of the plant a little bit, and that injury to the plant leaf releases a chemical signal that is detected by a sensor inside the box, and a computer triggers a text message to your phone saying that it's been hurt,"
"It's a really interesting and very immediate example of communicating directly with the plant."
"We've highlighted projects that decode plant languages, the different signals that plants use to communicate that they are under stress, and how humans are learning how to understand that language,"
An exhibit opening Nov. 6 at Mann Library gallery showcases innovations in plant-human communication and smart agriculture. Projects include plants that send text messages when leaves are injured, crops that change color to signal water or nutrient deficiencies, and computerized models that predict plant behavior under varying conditions. Work by CROPPS scientists and partner institutions such as Boyce Thompson Institute, Colorado State University, Tuskegee University, University of Arizona, and University of Illinois is featured. Demonstrations include CROPPS-in-a-Box, which injures a leaf to trigger a chemical signal detected by a sensor that sends a text alert, and RedAlert Living Sensors, genetically engineered tomato plants that turn red to signal stress.
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