MASSACHUSETTS : Scientists have proven for the first time that seeds buried in the ground can hear the sound of raindrops and that this sound causes them to germinate 30 to 40 percent faster. New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an American educational institution, has revealed that seeds can also respond to sounds in their environment and may start to germinate more quickly after sensing the sound of rain. This research, published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports, shows that when rice seeds were exposed to sound waves similar to rain, their germination rate increased by 30 to 40 percent, while seeds kept in a quiet environment remained relatively slow.
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