Did You Know Plants Can Do Math? These Species Can Actually Count and Remember Numbers

21. Coffee Plant: Remembering Pruning Cycles

Coffee plants display a fascinating ability to “remember” previous pruning events, with lasting effects on their future growth and flowering.
This botanical memory is thought to be encoded through changes in hormones and gene expression, allowing the plant to adapt and optimize its development over time.
Such responses demonstrate how even cultivated plants use past experiences to inform their future, blending memory and biology.
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