Biosentients - Science Biology… etc

When habitat changes, animals migrate. But how do immobile organisms like plants cope when faced with alterations to their environment? This is an increasingly important question in light of new environmental conditions brought on by global climate change. A University of Virginia study, reported in the Nov. 16 issue of the journal Science, demonstrates that plants grown in the same setting as their maternal plant performed almost 3½ times better than those raised in a different environment - indicating that maternal plants give cues to their offspring that help them adapt to their environmental conditions........