Plants 'recognize' their siblings

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Submission + - Plants 'recognize' their siblings (pressesc.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @01:28PM

An anonymous reader writes: Biologists have discovered that just like humans, plants can also recognize their relatives. Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings.

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