PLANT
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
PLANT
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Environmental stimuli
- Plants sense and respond to many changes in their environment, both above and below ground.
- Vivent records electrical signals, which are one of several signalling mechanisms used by plants.
- These signals were discovered over 120 years ago but they are complex and hard to record and understand.
- Specialised electronics and powerful computing means that it is now possible to decode these signals.
- Plant use electrical signals to control growth, development and reproduction and to mount defenses to pests or disease.
- By isolating certain plant responses we can detect specific stimuli. Alternatively we can measure variations to the expected signals to detect plant stress.
- Plant communication is an exciting and intersting field of study.