Plants make smart decisions in complex environments.
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2021 |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
Texto Completo: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1139985 |
Resumo: | This review proposes that plants make smart decision and encourages scientists to formulate and test hypotheses about plant?s decisions as an option to investigate complex phenomena that are hardly explained through the predominant mechanistic approach. Three physiological processes (seed germination and seedling emergence, abortion of reproductive structures, and regulation of photosynthesis) are discussed to illustrate the plant?s ability to make decisions from three different perspectives. It is proposed that plant scientists could access a rich pool of information by formulating and testing hypothesis on plant?s decisions, even when it is not possible elucidating the full mechanism underpinning the decision. Decisions with a strategic component are discussed for seed germination and seedling emergence, in which the plant depends on limited information for making early decisions that will influence its survival and potential growth. Decisions consistent with an analysis of benefit/cost are illustrated with observations from abortion of reproductive structures. Decisions that search the optimization of complex processes are exemplified with the regulation of photosynthesis. For each type of decision, some draft experiments are suggested as exercise on how this framework could be applied. It is proposed that scientists could make experiments with plant?s decisions adapting methods that were developed for other disciplines. |
id |
EMBR_308a32a33087045596d51cbbd7c3c984 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1139985 |
network_acronym_str |
EMBR |
network_name_str |
Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
repository_id_str |
2154 |
spelling |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments.Imagem térmicaGerminaçãoFisiologia VegetalFotossínteseAbsorçãoMétodo de PesquisaPlant physiologyAbortion (plants)GerminationPhotosynthesisResearch methodsThis review proposes that plants make smart decision and encourages scientists to formulate and test hypotheses about plant?s decisions as an option to investigate complex phenomena that are hardly explained through the predominant mechanistic approach. Three physiological processes (seed germination and seedling emergence, abortion of reproductive structures, and regulation of photosynthesis) are discussed to illustrate the plant?s ability to make decisions from three different perspectives. It is proposed that plant scientists could access a rich pool of information by formulating and testing hypothesis on plant?s decisions, even when it is not possible elucidating the full mechanism underpinning the decision. Decisions with a strategic component are discussed for seed germination and seedling emergence, in which the plant depends on limited information for making early decisions that will influence its survival and potential growth. Decisions consistent with an analysis of benefit/cost are illustrated with observations from abortion of reproductive structures. Decisions that search the optimization of complex processes are exemplified with the regulation of photosynthesis. For each type of decision, some draft experiments are suggested as exercise on how this framework could be applied. It is proposed that scientists could make experiments with plant?s decisions adapting methods that were developed for other disciplines.LIV SOARES SEVERINO, CNPA.SEVERINO, L. S.2022-02-13T01:57:11Z2022-02-13T01:57:11Z2022-02-122021info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article14 p.Plant Signaling and Behavior, v. 16, n. 11, e1970448, p. 1-14, 2021.1559-2316http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/113998510.1080/15592324.2021.1970448enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)instname:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)instacron:EMBRAPA2022-02-13T01:57:21Zoai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1139985Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestopendoar:21542022-02-13T01:57:21falseRepositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestcg-riaa@embrapa.bropendoar:21542022-02-13T01:57:21Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)false |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
title |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
spellingShingle |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. SEVERINO, L. S. Imagem térmica Germinação Fisiologia Vegetal Fotossíntese Absorção Método de Pesquisa Plant physiology Abortion (plants) Germination Photosynthesis Research methods |
title_short |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
title_full |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
title_fullStr |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
title_sort |
Plants make smart decisions in complex environments. |
author |
SEVERINO, L. S. |
author_facet |
SEVERINO, L. S. |
author_role |
author |
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv |
LIV SOARES SEVERINO, CNPA. |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
SEVERINO, L. S. |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
Imagem térmica Germinação Fisiologia Vegetal Fotossíntese Absorção Método de Pesquisa Plant physiology Abortion (plants) Germination Photosynthesis Research methods |
topic |
Imagem térmica Germinação Fisiologia Vegetal Fotossíntese Absorção Método de Pesquisa Plant physiology Abortion (plants) Germination Photosynthesis Research methods |
description |
This review proposes that plants make smart decision and encourages scientists to formulate and test hypotheses about plant?s decisions as an option to investigate complex phenomena that are hardly explained through the predominant mechanistic approach. Three physiological processes (seed germination and seedling emergence, abortion of reproductive structures, and regulation of photosynthesis) are discussed to illustrate the plant?s ability to make decisions from three different perspectives. It is proposed that plant scientists could access a rich pool of information by formulating and testing hypothesis on plant?s decisions, even when it is not possible elucidating the full mechanism underpinning the decision. Decisions with a strategic component are discussed for seed germination and seedling emergence, in which the plant depends on limited information for making early decisions that will influence its survival and potential growth. Decisions consistent with an analysis of benefit/cost are illustrated with observations from abortion of reproductive structures. Decisions that search the optimization of complex processes are exemplified with the regulation of photosynthesis. For each type of decision, some draft experiments are suggested as exercise on how this framework could be applied. It is proposed that scientists could make experiments with plant?s decisions adapting methods that were developed for other disciplines. |
publishDate |
2021 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2021 2022-02-13T01:57:11Z 2022-02-13T01:57:11Z 2022-02-12 |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
Plant Signaling and Behavior, v. 16, n. 11, e1970448, p. 1-14, 2021. 1559-2316 http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1139985 10.1080/15592324.2021.1970448 |
identifier_str_mv |
Plant Signaling and Behavior, v. 16, n. 11, e1970448, p. 1-14, 2021. 1559-2316 10.1080/15592324.2021.1970448 |
url |
http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1139985 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
14 p. |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
reponame:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) instname:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) instacron:EMBRAPA |
instname_str |
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) |
instacron_str |
EMBRAPA |
institution |
EMBRAPA |
reponame_str |
Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
collection |
Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
cg-riaa@embrapa.br |
_version_ |
1794503517475438592 |