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thancu t1_iqwtrwl wrote

Yes. But only in so much as doing the same for a child would as well. Simply the act of acknowledging their existence as is required to talk to them, means that, even if subconsciously, you are you likely to invest more energy into their well-being.

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revtim t1_iqwgi9l wrote

If you're talking to them then you're breathing carbon dioxide into them, which might help.

I haven't read the study that MonthePetty helpfully provided a link to, it's not loading for some reason, so maybe they accounted for that.

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KnoWanUKnow2 t1_iqwiqzu wrote

By talking to plants you're exhaling Carbon Dioxide from your breath onto their leaves, which can help them grow.

The jury is still out on whether music does anything to plants. Some studies show effects on certain species, other studies show no or negligible effect. No one has yet proposed a mechanism where plants, which don't have ears or a nervous system, but may be able to sense pressure changes, could be affected by noise.

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Lanif20 t1_iqwpr9q wrote

So this is just a bit of common sense but, speaking and music cause the air to vibrate which in turn causes the plant to vibrate and since plants don’t have a respiratory system these vibrations could(perhaps) help(or harm depending on the frequency) it’s natural uptake of water and consequently minerals. What frequencies would help or hurt is unknown but if your plant is outside natural wind currents should do more than enough, whereas if it’s inside with very few factors to facilitate air movements(no kids, not being home a lot, not using fans or ac) then playing music would probably help them a lot.

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MimthePetty t1_iqweqb4 wrote

"The increased rate of growth in terms of more flowers, leaves, buds etc. suggests that specific audible frequencies including music can benefit the agricultural sector by increasing the productivity. Simultaneously, this might reduce the requirement of toxic chemical fertilizers and pesticides and thus, reduce environmental pollution and facilitate the well-being of plants, animals and human beings. There is a wide scope to carry out further research in this interdisciplinary domain wherein physicists, biologists and agricultural engineers can get actively involved to devise a scheme to nurture this green way of agriculture."

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anindita-Roy-Chowdhury-2/publication/291086163_Effect_of_Music_on_Plants_-_An_Overview/links/569df9c308ae00e5c98ff50c/Effect-of-Music-on-Plants-An-Overview.pdf

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wattnurt t1_iqwhly1 wrote

What a junk paper. The researcher used something like 5 plants each for test and control, and then wildly interpreted normal growth variations as "the plant tried to bend away" etc.

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