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Injured thale cress roots warn the plant's other roots with a pressure wave at 75 millimetres a second
University of Würzburg researchers found injured thale cress roots send a pressure wave at about 75 mm per second that primes the plant's other roots. The work names MCA1 as the root's pressure sensor, a lead that still needs testing against real pests in crops.
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