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Could they be cutting holes in the leaves and inserting some sort of pollen solution (gathered from other plants) and when the non-flowering plant gets the chem
by Ccecil 6y ago
Could they be cutting holes in the leaves and inserting some sort of pollen solution (gathered from other plants) and when the non-flowering plant gets the chemical marker for "other plants are pollenating" then it tricks the plant into believing it it is time to flower?
I ask with no knowledge of this :) But I do remember flipping through a book a while back on chemical and environmental tricks to make plants flower in greenhouses (not just lighting signals)
- dessant 6y agoIt's possible that plants detect the chemical markers of the insects while they bite the leaves. A response to pests could be early flowering, to give the plant a better chance to complete its life cycle. Chitosan is derived from chitin, and it acts in a similar way, it induces an immune response in plants, and makes them more vigorous. Plants treated with chitosan usually grow larger, flower earlier, and produce more fruit.