Does classical music help plants grow better??

Question

or does having no music help plants grow better??

Answer 1

Although there are plenty of reports that different music alters the growth of plants, only indirect effects are possible. These include a possible effect of very loud music in still air that will increase transpiration (the movement of water out of the leaves), the induction to thigmomorphogenesis (the response by plants to mechanical sensation - touch - by altering their growth patterns) from the sound vibrations, the vibrational induced release of jasmonic acid (a wound hormone). The type of music will have different effects based on the frequency of the sound applied. In any event, the sound will need to be at very high volume such that the physical effects are enough for the plant to measure. Plants normally live outside, so constant and at times rather loud noise is the normal condition for them. However, they do not have 'ears'* or other methods to directly detect sound so only its wave properties and its ability to thus interact with the structure of the plant will potentially have some effect on signaling systems designed to measure other environmental conditions (like wounding and touch).

*I know, someone out there is going to say that the corn plant has 'ears' - but that was not what I was talking about!

Answer 2

Yes, but only for green plants.
Flowering plants need opera.
Cactus needs gangsta-rap or hip-hop, and fruit bearing plants and trees require 80's pop-music.
Don't play house music, it'll grow weeds.

Answer 3

I read that in an old encyclopedia of science. It also says that classical music helps more than rock types. So i guess that means peaceful kinds of music.

Answer 4

classical music is great for plants, animals, & humans. seriously. my history instructor turned me on to this info when i was in my senior year in college at akron u, in akron, ohio, u.s.a.
J.