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09/02/2007: "Classical music makes plants grow"

South Korean scientists, who played classical pieces including Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in rice fields, say they have identified plant genes that can "hear".

Plants are known to respond to light, wind, and soil nutrients. Some gardeners believe flowers can be revitalised by music.

[ Beethoven is also good for your kids. Plants know what pop-listening humans have yet to discover: brainy music is healthier for growing minds. ]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/30/scimusic130.xml