"Sneezing" Plants May Be Spreading Pathogens And Infecting Their Neighbors

Shariqua Ahmed
Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:00:41 -0700

It is common knowledge that the droplets spread from sneezing are one of the key culprits responsible for transmitting infectious diseases between humans. Now it turns out that some plants have a similar ability to share the "love" and spread pathogens to each other. However, while sneezing in humans is an involuntary response to irritants along the lining of the nose, plants "sneeze" due to a quirk in fluid dynamics.