A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science

Electrophysiology in plants is understudied, and, moreover, an ideal model for student inclusion at all levels of education. Here, we report on an investigation in open science, whereby scientists worked with high school students, faculty, and undergraduates from Chile, Germany, Serbia, South Korea,...

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Main Authors: Danae Madariaga, Derek Arro, Catalina Irarrázaval, Alejandro Soto, Felipe Guerra, Angélica Romero, Fabián Ovalle, Elsa Fedrigolli, Thomas DesRosiers, Étienne Serbe-Kamp, Timothy Marzullo
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Plant Signaling & Behavior
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2310977
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Derek Arro
Catalina Irarrázaval
Alejandro Soto
Felipe Guerra
Angélica Romero
Fabián Ovalle
Elsa Fedrigolli
Thomas DesRosiers
Étienne Serbe-Kamp
Timothy Marzullo
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Timothy Marzullo
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description Electrophysiology in plants is understudied, and, moreover, an ideal model for student inclusion at all levels of education. Here, we report on an investigation in open science, whereby scientists worked with high school students, faculty, and undergraduates from Chile, Germany, Serbia, South Korea, and the USA. The students recorded the electrophysiological signals of >15 plant species in response to a flame or tactile stimulus applied to the leaves. We observed that approximately 60% of the plants studied showed an electrophysiological response, with a delay of ~ 3-6 s after stimulus presentation. In preliminary conduction velocity experiments, we verified that observed signals are indeed biological in origin, with information transmission speeds of ~ 2–9 mm/s. Such easily replicable experiments can serve to include more investigators and students in contributing to our understanding of plant electrophysiology.
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spelling doaj-art-2b70fb6b83534d21961823c6acd91cba2025-08-20T02:42:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlant Signaling & Behavior1559-23161559-23242024-12-0119110.1080/15592324.2024.23109772310977A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open scienceDanae Madariaga0Derek Arro1Catalina Irarrázaval2Alejandro Soto3Felipe Guerra4Angélica Romero5Fabián Ovalle6Elsa Fedrigolli7Thomas DesRosiers8Étienne Serbe-Kamp9Timothy Marzullo10Colegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaColegio (High School) Alberto Blest GanaUniversity of Novi SadUniversity of MichiganLMU MunichResearch and Development, Backyard Brains, Ann Arbor, MI, USAElectrophysiology in plants is understudied, and, moreover, an ideal model for student inclusion at all levels of education. Here, we report on an investigation in open science, whereby scientists worked with high school students, faculty, and undergraduates from Chile, Germany, Serbia, South Korea, and the USA. The students recorded the electrophysiological signals of >15 plant species in response to a flame or tactile stimulus applied to the leaves. We observed that approximately 60% of the plants studied showed an electrophysiological response, with a delay of ~ 3-6 s after stimulus presentation. In preliminary conduction velocity experiments, we verified that observed signals are indeed biological in origin, with information transmission speeds of ~ 2–9 mm/s. Such easily replicable experiments can serve to include more investigators and students in contributing to our understanding of plant electrophysiology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2310977plant electrical signalselectrophysiologyenvironmental stressplant physiologycomparative physiologydiy scienceopen science
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Derek Arro
Catalina Irarrázaval
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Felipe Guerra
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Fabián Ovalle
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Thomas DesRosiers
Étienne Serbe-Kamp
Timothy Marzullo
A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
Plant Signaling & Behavior
plant electrical signals
electrophysiology
environmental stress
plant physiology
comparative physiology
diy science
open science
title A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
title_full A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
title_fullStr A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
title_full_unstemmed A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
title_short A library of electrophysiological responses in plants - a model of transversal education and open science
title_sort library of electrophysiological responses in plants a model of transversal education and open science
topic plant electrical signals
electrophysiology
environmental stress
plant physiology
comparative physiology
diy science
open science
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2310977
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