Do plants have intelligence? - Yes, See this to believe it!!

This morning I came across a amazingly funny true incident that happened in tamil nadu where the pungan tree started growing roots directly in the main water line pipe instead of growing deep to tap in the water source. I did NOT believe initially on how it could break the pipe seamlessly to get the water resource until I saw this picture and I read this interesting article sub-sequentially on the same topic as today's blog.


Here is the news that came in the leading tamil magazine where you could see the PWD Water works employees holding the lengthier roots of Pungan tree seperated from the main water pipe line. It apparently happened near Mettur (Dam City of Tamilnadu and NOTE it is not DAMN yet :)) where of late locales started complaining about getting the water in drizzles rather than pouring from the tap.

Last time I heard of some thing was when folks of Porambok (people who encroaches the empty land in unethical ways) tapping the government electricity line for their personal use. I am surprised that this tree has "learnt" to adopt the same strategy!! Interesting enough, I have google-d around and I got into this interesting article as: Do Plants have intelligence.  In that article, I am quite amazed to see this research statement "Plants do not think in the way humans do, but they do take in information and respond to it. Plants take cues from their environment to ‘decide’ when to send up shoots, set buds or abscise leaves. Some plants react to attacks by predators by releasing chemical warning signals that are sensed by other plants in the area. Scientists are debating whether these reactions should be considered intelligent.
Researchers are studying signal transduction to learn more about how genetic and hormonal orders are carried out by plants. At present our understanding of the complex interactions of genes and environmental stimuli is limited. Recent research has found that plants have neurotransmitters very similar to those found in humans. A new field, plant neurobiology, has arisen to study the chemical mechanisms behind the growth of plants and their responses to the environment.
While conversations with plants seem unlikely, the research may lead to some limited communication with our green partners. One day it may be possible to read the chemical signs to determine a plant’s needs before obvious signs appear."

This definitely reminds of the Night Shyamalan's recent movie called "The Happening". Though the film is of no good logic than "Quickgun Murugan", it did convey a message of the global warming and how do plants communicate each other to spread the chemical reactions to destroy human kinds.
Interesting and sounds spooky, isn't it??


"டவுட்" தனபால்: இப்படி மக்கள் சொத்தை பைப்பு போட்டு உறிஞ்சு இருக்கறத பார்த்தா இது ஏதோ அரசியல் வாதி வூட்டுல வளர்ந்த மரமா இருக்குமோன்னு டவுட் கண்டிப்பா வருது!!