Plants feel the spring by using biochemical “thermometer”.
With its help flora understand that it’s time for growth and flowering. To such conclusion have come the British scientists.
Experts from research centres in the UK conducted a survey whose results showed that plants feel the approach of spring with the help of biochemical “thermometer”. Scientists studied the molecules of phytochrome, and it was found that active particles have an impact on plant cells in the light, whereby stimulated their growth.
In this case, “sleeping” molecules are quite the opposite when lighting becomes less. In the same way on photochrom affected by heat and cold.
Knowing all the above, the researchers came to the conclusion that in the spring, when sunlight becomes, the more phytochrome responds by giving a signal to the plants that they can flourish. The researchers said that because of their new discovery, they will be able to better predict the arrival of the warm seasons after the winter, or to find out more about global warming
