United we stand: Plants that physically touch each other are more resilient to stress
María Ángeles Peláez‐Vico, Yosef Fichman, Abdul Ghani, Sameep Dhakal, Ahmad Bereimipour, Rajeev Azad, Stanisław Mariusz Karpiński, Trupti Joshi, Ron Mittler
The paper shows that physically touching plants exchange electric and H2O2 signals, enhancing their resilience to excess light stress.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology