Plants conduct electricity, no, can plants have bioelectricity

In the infinite mysteries of the plant world, the conductive properties of living plants are very peculiar. Through this window, we can discover the many mysteries of the plant world from another perspective. The basic idea of this paper is to learn from and imitate the idea that human beings have used electricity measurement to understand the physiological changes of human beings and animals on the basis of the previous research results on the conductive function of plants, and to use electrical methods to understand the electrophysiological laws of woody plants.

In the absence of similar research data that can be used for reference, experiments were carried out using the conductivity laws of trees.

In the experiment, a high-sensitivity multimeter was used, and the resistance and voltage value changes of dozens of hundreds of trees around the tree were regularly monitored by their own original simple method

Six groups of experiments were set up under different conditions such as altitude and field measurements, and a large number of data were obtained, and seven regularity conclusions were obtained about the conductivity of plants and their physiological changes

These include: All observed trees not only conduct electricity, but also have a certain voltage;

The specific resistance value (including reverse resistance) and voltage value of trees will change regularly during a day and night.

As the seasons change, the specific resistance of trees changes.

There were obvious differences in the specific resistance and voltage values of different species of trees in the same region.

The difference in trunk diameter will cause different specific resistance and voltage values of trees;

The specific resistance of trees reflects the growth and development of trees to a certain extent.

The electrical conductivity of the same type of tree varies with the elevation of the tree.

Excerpt from Exploration of the Conductive Function of Plants. Yan Xin. Zhongguancun No. 1 Primary School, Haidian District, Beijing.

Under normal circumstances, only the voltage applied between different parts of the plant body that will not cause electric shock injury to the plant body is a safe voltage.

The research of bioelectricity is also of great significance for agricultural production. The sunflowers we often see, their flowers can move with the sun rising in the east and setting in the west; The leaves of the mimosa can't stand the slightest disturbance, and when they touch it, they will lower their eyebrows and hang their heads and become shy. These natural phenomena in the plant kingdom are all due to the work of bioelectricity.

How is bioelectricity in plants generated? Someone has done the following experiments: in the air, one electric base is placed on the leaf of a plant, and the other electric base is placed on the base of the plant; It was found that a potential difference of about 30 millivolts was generated between the two electrodes.

When the same plant is placed in a sealed vacuum, the voltage between the base of the plant and the leaves disappears because the plant is forced to stop its life activities in the vacuum. The emptiness experiment has strongly proved that the life activities of living organisms are the source of bioelectricity.