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 ==== Introduction ==== ==== Introduction ====
    
- <html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603591016/" title="Picture 5 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5603591016_dd7d797391_s.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="Picture 5"></a></html>---At the beginning of the twentieth century Viennese biologist  + <html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603591016/" title="Picture 5 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5150/5603591016_dd7d797391_s.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="Picture 5"></a></html>---At the beginning of the twentieth century Viennese biologist Raoul Francé(1874-1943)put forth the idea, shocking to contemporary natural philosophers, that plants move their bodies as freely, easily, and gracefully as the most skilled animal or human, and 
-Raoul Francé put forth the idea, shocking to contemporary natural philosophers, that plants move their bodies as freely, easily, and gracefully as the most skilled animal or human, and +
 that the only reason we don't appreciate the fact is that plants do so at  that the only reason we don't appreciate the fact is that plants do so at 
 a much slower pace than humans.  a much slower pace than humans. 
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 ---Plants seem to know which ants will steal their nectar, closing when  ---Plants seem to know which ants will steal their nectar, closing when 
 these ants are about, opening only when there is enough dew on their  these ants are about, opening only when there is enough dew on their 
-stems to keep the ants from climbing. The more sophisticated acacia +stems to keep the ants from climbing. The Acacia 
 actually enlists the protective services of certain ants which it rewards  actually enlists the protective services of certain ants which it rewards 
 with nectar in return for the ants' protection against other insects and  with nectar in return for the ants' protection against other insects and 
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 form of a prolonged upward sweep of the recording pen. Backster had  form of a prolonged upward sweep of the recording pen. Backster had 
 not moved, either toward the plant or toward the recording machine.  not moved, either toward the plant or toward the recording machine. 
-**Could the plant have been reading his mind**?+**Could the plant have been reading his mind**? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleve_Backster]]
  
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   * [[plant perception]]   * [[plant perception]]
   * [[groworld HPI ii]]   * [[groworld HPI ii]]
 +  * [[plant_tricks]]
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-<html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603665616/" title="Picture 20 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5603665616_800acb1622.jpg" width="50" height="110" alt="Picture 20"></a></html>---"Luminescence in Liquids and Solids and Their Practical Application" by Marcel Vogel. He developed  +<html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603665616/" title="Picture 20 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5603665616_800acb1622.jpg" width="50" height="110" alt="Picture 20"></a></html>--- 
-a variety of new products: the red color seen on television screens;  +---Marcel Vogel (1917–1991)found that some of the philodendrons he, like Backster attached to his galvanometer,
-fluorescent crayons; tags for insecticides; a "black light" inspection kit  +
-to determine, from their urine, the secret trackways of rodents in cellars,  +
-sewers, and slums. +
- +
----Vogel found that some of the philodendrons he worked with +
 responded faster, others more slowly, some very distinctly, others less  responded faster, others more slowly, some very distinctly, others less 
 distinctly, and that not only plants but their **individual leaves had their  distinctly, and that not only plants but their **individual leaves had their 
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 faces into a moist interior, virtually eliminating all the variability in  faces into a moist interior, virtually eliminating all the variability in 
 signal output caused by pressure on leaves when clamped between ordi-  signal output caused by pressure on leaves when clamped between ordi- 
-nary electrodes. This system produced for Vogel a base line on the chart  +nary electrodes.  
-that Was perfectly straight, without oscillations.+ 
 +---1972 related notes: "As an example, while working in the laboratory with leaves of a plant attached to a galvanometer by electrodes, Bob accidentally yawned, and this was markedly recorded on the machine's graph. They then both began yawning, with similar results on the graph." 
 +"People have various levels of consciousness, many of them hidden, and through the use of highly sensitive plants that soon will be developed these levels could be measured.'This could, for example, be especially **useful in career selection** as you could tell if a psychologist has the ability to help people, a lawyer is good at law, a politician at politics, or artist at art. Many brilliant people or geniuses going unnoticed could be discovered.  
 +" If that seems rather far out, an electronics engineer not too long ago was able to build sophisticated equipment to mentally trigger a device through a plant at considerable distance. In one experiment he set a philodendron on a laboratory bench 2 1/2 miles from his home, and sent a strong emotion to the plant. When the plant **received his telepathic message**, it triggered a radio signal that turned on the ignition of a car in the laboratory parking lot, starting the motor." //source:// [[http://www.ebdir.net/enlighten/]]
  
----"How about sex?" To their surprise, the plant came to life, the pen recorder +---the pen recorder 
 oscillating wildly on the chart. This led to speculation that talking of sex  oscillating wildly on the chart. This led to speculation that talking of sex 
 could stir up in the atmosphere some sort of sexual energy such as the  could stir up in the atmosphere some sort of sexual energy such as the 
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 are next to worthless here, since 'bio-signals' apparently reside outside  are next to worthless here, since 'bio-signals' apparently reside outside 
 of the known electromagnetic spectrum."  of the known electromagnetic spectrum." 
- 
----1920s the Russian histologist Alexander Gurwitsch and his  
-wife, proclaimed that all living cells produce an invisible radiation. 
  
  
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 supersensory perceptions verifiable? Of the 350,000 plant species known  supersensory perceptions verifiable? Of the 350,000 plant species known 
 to science, which were the most promising from the electronic point of  to science, which were the most promising from the electronic point of 
-view**?  Pg 56 +view**?  //Pg 56//  "There are certain qualities here," he wrote, 
- +
-"There are certain qualities here," he wrote, +
 "which do not enter into normal experimental situations. According to  "which do not enter into normal experimental situations. According to 
 those experimenting in this area, it is necessary to have a 'green thumb'  those experimenting in this area, it is necessary to have a 'green thumb' 
-and, most important, a genuine love for plants."  Pg 57+and, most important, a genuine love for plants."  //Pg 57//
  
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 of its 'day' and 'night.' " Later, the same bean plant, having acquired  of its 'day' and 'night.' " Later, the same bean plant, having acquired 
 the equivalent of "legs," was **able instrumentally to signal whenever it  the equivalent of "legs," was **able instrumentally to signal whenever it 
-wanted water.** "Showing itself to be a fully rational being," the account  +wanted water.** "Showing itself to be a fully rational being, it did not guzzle the water indiscriminately but limited 
-continued, "it did not guzzle the water indiscriminately but limited +
 itself to a two-minute drink each hour, thus regulating its water need  itself to a two-minute drink each hour, thus regulating its water need 
 with the help of an artificial mechanism.  Pg 67 with the help of an artificial mechanism.  Pg 67
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 discovered the "conditioned reflex," the Kazakh scientists simultaneously "punished" a philodendron with an electrical shock each time a  discovered the "conditioned reflex," the Kazakh scientists simultaneously "punished" a philodendron with an electrical shock each time a 
 mineralized ore was placed next to it. They reported that, after condi-  mineralized ore was placed next to it. They reported that, after condi- 
-tioning, the same plant, anticipating the hurtful shock, would get "emo-  +tioning, the same plant, anticipating the hurtful shock, would get "emotionally upset" whenever the block of ore was put beside it. Further- 
-tionally upset" whenever the block of ore was put beside it. Further- +
 more, said the Kazakh scientists, the plant could distinguish between  more, said the Kazakh scientists, the plant could distinguish between 
-mineralized ore and a similar piece of barren rock containing no miner-  +mineralized ore and a similar piece of barren rock containing no minerals, a feat which might indicate that plants will one day be used in 
-als, a feat which might indicate that plants will one day be used in +
 **geological prospecting.**  Pg 69 **geological prospecting.**  Pg 69
  
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 volumes in 1906 and 1907.  Pg 94 volumes in 1906 and 1907.  Pg 94
  
-Boses invention the crescograph not only produced a ten-thousand-fold magnification of movement,  +Boses invention the Crescograph not only produced a ten-thousand-fold magnification of movement,  
-far beyond the powers of the strongest microscope, but could automati-  +far beyond the powers of the strongest microscope, but could automatically record the rate of growth of plants and their changes in a period 
-cally record the rate of growth of plants and their changes in a period +
 as short as a minute. as short as a minute.
 Bose showed the remarkable fact that in countless plants, **growth proceeds in rhythmic pulses.** each pulse exhibiting' a Bose showed the remarkable fact that in countless plants, **growth proceeds in rhythmic pulses.** each pulse exhibiting' a
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 the soil. Leaves turn to light because they are "heliotropic" or "phototropic." Roots questing water are described as "hydrotropic," and those  the soil. Leaves turn to light because they are "heliotropic" or "phototropic." Roots questing water are described as "hydrotropic," and those 
 bending against the flow of a stream "rheatropic." The tendril's touch  bending against the flow of a stream "rheatropic." The tendril's touch 
-is known as its "thigmotropism." Pg 99.   +is known as its "thigmotropism." Pg 99.  //
-   +
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 related libarynth topic: //  [[plant movement]] related libarynth topic: //  [[plant movement]]
  
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