How does classical music affect the growth of a plant?

Question

I wonder if classical music can affect the growth of plants.

Answer 1

Sound does not affect plants at levels lower than a lawnmower or a chain saw...and that is due simply to vibration. My respect for the Mythbusters plummeted after their episode on music and plants. They ignored their plants for a week and they were almost dead at the end of the experiment because a water supply had ceased functioning. Adam reasoned that that didn't matter because all the plants were drought-stressed equally...LOL. Unfortunately, plants of different sizes and different root-to-shoot ratios will not respond equally to the same drought stress. Mythbusters should leave Biology alone and stick to maiming Buster.

Answer 2

Classical music affect the groth of the plant and this is one of the funnist fact . In around 1994 and 2000 a scientist put a head speakers on a tomato's body and after some days it began to grow bigger and grew into an unnormal size and it became a fact that classical music affect the growth of the plant , may be one day music will be used to grow bigger plants instead of chemical addition . Classical music not only affect the growth of palsnt but also it affect the increase of inteligence for the children , especially, the music of mozart .

Answer 3

Why don't you experiment for yourself. Have 2 rooms full of plants which must be from the same stock, play classical music quietly in one room 24/7 for a year and compare the difference. It would be a very interesting experiment actually.

Answer 4

I've tried all this stuff. I'm a retired grower and was always looking for methods to promote germination and growth. I've done large-scale controlled experiments using music (classical and other), electric and magnetic fields, orientation to earth's fields, talking nicely, talking threateningly, and lots of other schemes, and the plants have shown only one consistent characteristic; that of being totally indifferent to everything I did.

Answer 5

Um, dang i should know this. its a proven fact that classical music has a positive effect on vegetative growth. not just classical but Hard-core rock songs do to (as do most all genres). and also just talking to your plant will help it. sorry i dont really know the cause for this effect tho.

Answer 6

this is one of the modern myths..I`ve actually seen a Mythbuster`s epidose where they subjected plants to classical and rock music.The result was the same.In fact,the plants that "listened" to rock music were healthier and had grown taller.

Answer 7

well mozart affect the brain of infants . they supposely have higher i q than those that dont. i play mozart when i study or need to rest.

I am sure that it does how interesting