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Default Plants recognize their siblings, biologists discover

Interesting article...

"The next time you venture into your garden armed with plants, consider who
you place next to whom. It turns out that the docile garden plant isn't as
passive as widely assumed, at least not with strangers. Researchers at
McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when
forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're
accommodating when potted with their siblings. "

Article continues on:

http://www.physorg.com/news100963920.html

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"David (Normandy)" wrote in message
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Interesting article...

"The next time you venture into your garden armed with plants, consider
who
you place next to whom. It turns out that the docile garden plant isn't as
passive as widely assumed, at least not with strangers. Researchers at
McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when
forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're
accommodating when potted with their siblings. "


Not like humans then :-)

Mary


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