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Plant seeds do something incredible when the sound of rain strikes
(sbayram/iStock/Getty Images) Plant seeds can sense the vibrations generated by falling raindrops and respond by waking from ...
They even react to gravity’s pull. Roots go downward, and shoots move upward, guided by tiny grains in their cells called ...
MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.
The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would ...
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