Exposing plants to electricity can boost production of useful plant chemicals and may provide a cheaper, safer, and more efficient method for producing medicines, pesticides, and other commercially important plant-based materials, report scientists at the University of Oklahoma, Norman.

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Exposing plants to electricity can boost production of useful plant chemicals and may provide a cheaper, safer, and more efficient method for producing medicines, pesticides, and other commercially important plant-based materials, report scientists at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. The researchers studied the effects of electricity on the ability of the pea plant to produce pisatin, an antifungal substance. They found that exposing...