June 6, 2026 Seoyoung Kang petapixel.com A recent study by researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences found that plants can detect chemical signals released by nearby plants and adjust their growth. The research was led by Velemir Ninkovic and was published in the Journal of Experimental Botany. Scientists discovered that barley plants can use volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are chemicals released into the air, to gather information about neighbor