Ep. 290 - The Chemical Symphony of Plant Perception
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Plant perception: few topics are the subject of more pseudoscience and misinformation than this one. Luckily there are people like Dr. Lauren Erland who exist to shine a scientific light on the topic. Dr. Erland studies, among other things, the role of plant growth regulators in plant perception and response to changes in their environment, specifically serotonin and melatonin. Join us as we take a deep dive into the chemically complex world of plant perception. This podcast was produced in part by Grif, Jules, Joan, Les, Marabeth, Ali, Margaret, Southside Plants, Robert, Keiko, Bryce, Brittany, Helen, Amanda, Mikey, Rhiannon, Michelle, Kate, German, Joerg, Alejandra, Cathy, Jordan, Judy, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Dana, Chloe, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:26.7 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:31.3 | IndefensiblePlants.com. |
| 0:32.8 | What's up? |
| 0:33.2 | This is your host, Matt. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:35.0 | How's everyone doing this week? |
| 0:37.0 | I am really excited for our topic |
| 0:38.3 | today because it all deals with plant perception. And if there was ever a topic in the world of botany |
| 0:44.4 | that receives more pseudoscientific and misinformed treatments, it's that surrounding the way plants interact |
| 0:52.1 | with their world. Now, I realize most of this is probably rooted |
| 0:55.1 | in the way popular media outlets talk about this, but today we're talking to an actual scientist |
| 0:59.6 | that studies this topic in detail to get her insights into the world of plant perception. |
| 1:04.9 | Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Lauren Erland. She's currently a postdoc and Dr. Susan |
| 1:09.4 | Merch's Plant Smart Lab at the University of |
| 1:11.7 | of British Columbia. And her research focuses on the role of plant growth regulators in plant |
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