According to this week’s podcast guest, Aaron Appleby, the answer to all three of these questions is a resounding yes. Appleby, a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University in the Crop Science department, specializes in organic pesticides, with a focus on the hemp russet mite and fiber hemp. Appleby is also a certified crop advisor and owner of White Coat Laboratories, a cannabis research company in Pullman, Washington. Appleby said plants use as many as fifty chemicals to convey specific information. “In much the same way, plants are able to combine these different chemicals in different ratios to convey different messages to their community,” he said.

Source: Forbes April 19, 2023 19:44 UTC