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"NUMEROUS BIOTIC SIGNALS are sensed and modify the phenotype. These include the presence, absence and identity of neighbours, cooperation, mutualism, disturbance, trampling, herbivory, parasitism and space." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

NUANCED DISCRIMINATION. "Many signals modify the plant phenotype. Many abiotic signals are sensed by plants. For example, humidity, light, minerals, gravity, wind, snow melt, soil structure and composition, etc., and totaling about 20 in number, initiate phenotypic changes. Furthermore these signals are sensed and the intensity, the direction and the length of exposure are finely discriminated." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

DEEP COORDINATION. "Higher plants integrate the signaling complex; they process the information and construct a composite response specific to the range and balance of perceived signals." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

NEIGHBOURS. "Even after moved to different soils, plants retain the memory of their original neighbours for several months up to a year." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn

PLASTIC PHENOTYPES. "Since the phenotype differs with each new neighbour, the ecological niche is not a fixed quantity but like the phenotype itself, is plastic in character and changes as growth continues." http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-005-0014-9 View in LinkedIn