What a Plant Knows (Revised)

Author(s): Daniel Chamovitz

Environmental Issues | Botanical

A captivating journey into the hidden lives of plants - from the colours they see to the schedules they keep.

Join renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz as he leads a beguiling exploration of how plants experience our shared Earth - in terms of sight, smell, touch, hearing, memory, and even awareness. Combining cutting-edge research with lively storytelling, he explains the intimate details of plant behaviour, from how a willow tree knows when its neighbours have been commandeered by an army of ravenous beetles to why an avocado ripens when you give it the company of a banana in a bag. And he settles the debate over whether the beloved basil on your kitchen windowsill cares whether you play Led Zeppelin or Bach.

Thoroughly updated from root to leaf, this revised edition of the groundbreaking What a Plant Knowsincludes new revelations for green thumbs, science buffs, vegetarians, and nature lovers. This rare inside look at what life is really like for the grass we walk on, the flowers we sniff, and the trees we climb will surprise and delight you.

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Daniel Chamovitz, PhD, is the director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University. He grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and studied at Columbia University before receiving his PhD in genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a visiting scientist at Yale University and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and has lectured at universities worldwide. His research on plants and fruitflies has appeared in leading scientific journals. Chamovitz lives with his wife and three children in Hod HaSharon, Israel. His website is www.danielchamovitz.com.

General Fields

  • : 9781925322095
  • : Scribe Publications
  • : Scribe Publications
  • : 0.234
  • : December 2016
  • : 2 X 13.5
  • : Australia
  • : May 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Daniel Chamovitz
  • : Paperback
  • : Revised edition
  • : en
  • : 571.2
  • : 208
  • : PDZ