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  • Researchers explore how tomatoes talk to each other

    Jan 29, 2024 3:00 pm by Ananya SenResearch
    Amish Paste tomatoes were among those studied by the researchers. Others inclued Mountain Fresh, Valley Girl, and Cherokee Purple. All are grown in Central Illinois. (Stock image.)

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    • Amish Paste tomatoes were among those studied by the researchers. Others inclued Mountain Fresh, Valley Girl, and Cherokee Purple. All are grown in Central Illinois. (Stock image.)

    'People tend to think that plants are not intelligent, but our studies have shown that they are actively responding to the environment around them using chemistry,' said graduate student researcher Erinn Dady.