Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from

Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from

WASHINGTON DC: Plants lack visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in collaboration with colleagues at EPFL, discovered that a light-sensitive plant tissue uses the optical properties of the interface between air …

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Plants: Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from

Plants: Research reveals how plants determine where light is coming from

WASHINGTON: Plants lack visual organs, so how do they know where light comes from? In an original study combining expertise in biology and engineering, the team led by Prof Christian Fankhauser at UNIL, in collaboration with colleagues at EPFL, discovered that a light-sensitive plant tissue uses the optical properties of the interface between air and …

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