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Old 07-20-2008, 11:52 AM   #208
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Originally Posted by slayda View Post
Interestingly enough, scientists are discovering that plants can suffer, even from the threat of pruning.
You are thinking of Thomkin and Bird's 'The Secret Life of Plants.'
This is based on some truly deplorable pseudo-science. Plant do not have a nervous system and cannot feel.

There are some rebuttals here:
http://www.paghat.com/telepathic.html
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