Do not feel pain
– When you cut your onion, it may not scream, but it definitely feels something, says Olivier Van Aken, biology researcher at Lund University.
The research has been done on the plant Backtrav, which was brushed with a soft brush and then turned out to release stress hormones. The hope is that the studies will be able to lead to more sustainable cultivation methods.
See more about the spectacular research on the emotions of plants in the player above