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I feel like I've heard of some guy who created a song specifically for plants, has anyone heard of this?

Like, dedicated or named a song after his plants? Or made a song in attempts to promote better growth with it?

I talk to mine

from what I can remember it was a classical song to stimulate plant growth... again, for the record, it may not even exist and I might be combining memories or something.

found it

http://www.earthpulse.com/src/subcatego ... subcatid=6





"Eccentrics who sing to their plants? People playing melodies to organic matter with the expectation that it will help stimulate growth? These ideas were the thoughts of some "non-scientists" until French physicist and musician, Joel Sternheimer, discovered the mechanism for how plants respond to the stimulation of sound waves. Sternheimer com-poses musical note sequences which help plants grow and has applied for an international patent1 covering the concept.

The sound sequences are not random but are carefully constructed melodies. Each note is chosen to correspond to an amino acid in a protein with the full tune corresponding to the entire protein. What this means is that the sounds sequenced in just the right order results in a tune which is unique and harmonizes with the internal structure of a specific plant type. Each plant type has a different sequence of notes to stimulate its growth. According to New Scientist, "Sternheimer claims that when plants "hear" the appropriate tune, they produce more of that protein. He also writes tunes that inhibit the synthesis of proteins." In other words, desirable plants could be stimulated to grow while undesirable plants (weeds for instance) could be inhibited. This is done with electromagnetic energy, in this case sound waves, pulsed to the right set of frequencies thus effecting the plant at an energetic and submolecular level.

Sternheimer translates into audible vibrations of music the quantum vibrations that occur at the molecular level as a protein is being assembled from its constituent amino acids. By using simple physics he is able to compose music which achieves this correlation. Sternheimer indicated to New Scientist that each musical note which he composes for the plant is a multiple of original frequencies that occur when amino acids join the protein chain. He says that playing the right notes stimulates the plant and increases growth. This idea is particularly interesting because it may lead to the eventual obsolescence of fertilizers used to stimulate plant growth. This new method would be cheap and relatively easily provided throughout the world, thereby avoiding many of the problems associated with the extraction, shipping, environmental and economic costs of chemical fertilizers.

Playing the right tune stimulates the formation of a plant's protein. "The length of a note corresponds to the real time it takes for each amino acid to come after the next," according to Sternheimer, who studied quantum physics and mathematics at Princeton University in New Jersey.

In experiments by Sternheimer, he claims that tomatoes exposed to his melodies grew two-and-a-half times as large as those which were untreated. Some of the treated plants were sweeter in addition to being significantly larger. The musical sequences stimulated three tomato growth promoters, cytochrome C, and thaumatin (a flavoring compound). According to Sternheimer in the New Scientist, "Six molecules were being played to the tomatoes for a total of three minutes a day."

Sternheimer also claims to have stopped the mosaic virus by playing note sequences that inhibited enzymes required by the virus. This virus would have harmed the tomato plants.

The note sequences used by the inventor are very short and need only be played one time. For example, the sequence for for cytochrome C lasts just 29 seconds. According to Sternheimer, "on average, you get four amino acids played per second" in this series.

The inventor also issued a warning for those repeating his experiments. He warns to be careful with the sound sequences because they can affect people. "Don't ask a musician to play them," he says. Sternheimer indicated that one of his musicians had difficulty breathing after playing the tune for cytochrome C.

Plant stimulation by sound may have profound implications. The idea that a cheap source of "electromagnetic fertilizer" has been developed should be exciting for many third world countries. At a time when human progress can be made through simple solutions in agriculture, resources are being wasted in the extraction of mineral and oil compounds for fertilizers. If this method of fertilization were followed the human intellect would prove superior to physical capital in terms of distribution and production of this new technology.

The idea that sound can have a healing effect on humans is being explored by a number of independent scientists around the world. The know-ledge of the "sound effect on proteins" offers insights to health practitioners of the benefits to humans. In addition to the favorable economic factors, the increased vitality of the plant substances can positively impact the health of all humans that consume them.

The patent includes melodies for cytochrome oxidase and cytochrome C which are two proteins involved in respiration. It also includes sound sequences for troponin C which regulates calcium uptake in muscles. Further, a tune was developed for inhibiting chalcone synthase which is an enzyme involved in making plant pigments."

Well isn't that interesting? I also heard playing the sitar for your plants will stimulate growth... Anyone have a used sitar for sale???

i think you have been watching too much mythbusters

While I've always been skeptical around this subject, I will say that perhaps the fact that my Nepenthes were on my guitar amplifier for a while was the reason they pitchered despite recieving only an hour of direct sunlight

However, I have to say I'm rather skeptical, due to the constant use of the word "quantum" where it doesn't apply.

Benurmanii wrote:However, I have to say I'm rather skeptical, due to the constant use of the word "quantum" where it doesn't apply.

To be fair it DOES apply nowadays and it is being used more and more. Good example:

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/tiny- ... onal-waves

A quote from that article:

A remarkable experiment has successfully seen the effects of “quantum motion” at a relatively large scale. These are essentially tiny vibrations caused on an atomic level when an object otherwise appears to be stationary. Among its many implications, the research – which was also able to temporarily stop the effect – could aid the hunt for elusive ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.

Another article quoting quantum vibrations:
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-discovery- ... rates.html

The recent discovery of quantum vibrations in "microtubules" inside brain neurons corroborates this theory, according to review authors Stuart Hameroff and Sir Roger Penrose. They suggest that EEG rhythms (brain waves) also derive from deeper level microtubule vibrations, and that from a practical standpoint, treating brain microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions.

I do agree a lot of people are overusing such words though.

Dematerialize wrote:

Benurmanii wrote:However, I have to say I'm rather skeptical, due to the constant use of the word "quantum" where it doesn't apply.

To be fair it DOES apply nowadays and it is being used more and more. Good example:

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/tiny- ... onal-waves

A quote from that article:

A remarkable experiment has successfully seen the effects of “quantum motion” at a relatively large scale. These are essentially tiny vibrations caused on an atomic level when an object otherwise appears to be stationary. Among its many implications, the research – which was also able to temporarily stop the effect – could aid the hunt for elusive ripples in space-time called gravitational waves.

Another article quoting quantum vibrations:
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-discovery- ... rates.html

The recent discovery of quantum vibrations in "microtubules" inside brain neurons corroborates this theory, according to review authors Stuart Hameroff and Sir Roger Penrose. They suggest that EEG rhythms (brain waves) also derive from deeper level microtubule vibrations, and that from a practical standpoint, treating brain microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions.

I do agree a lot of people are overusing such words though.

Oh wow, I hadn't even known this was an actual subject! Though I'm still skeptical of the article, it seems that the guy is lookin for a bit of profit off of it, however, I may just be too judgemental. I tried to research the guy, but I couldn't find much credible info on him.

I just found it interesting and thought it would be cool to play some of his "plant songs" and see if it had any noticeable effect. Not going to pretend I fully understand the science behind it.

Mufasa wrote:i think you have been watching too much mythbusters

Personally I hate that show....but to be fair gravity was a myth at one point, as well as the kraken and countless other "ideas, myths, and hypotheses". Being close minded doesn't benefit anyone.

My plants prefer Tupac☺.

Benurmanii wrote:However, I have to say I'm rather skeptical, due to the constant use of the word "quantum" where it doesn't apply.

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I think the song was "Brain Damage" from the Dark side of the Moon album.