Parts of the book attempt to disparage science, particularly plant biology, for example by claiming science is not concerned with 'what makes plants live', in order to promote its own viewpoint that plants have emotions.

The book includes experiments on plant stimuli using a polygraph, a method which was pioneered by Cleve Backster. The book includes summaries of the life and work of 20th century scientists Jagadish Chandra Bose and Corentin Louis Kervran as well as 19th century scientist George Washington Carver. The original book cover design was created by underground comix illustrator Gail Burwen. Peter Tompkins worked as a journalist, as well as a US military intelligence officer for the OSS in Italy during World War II. Authors Ĭhristopher Bird was a best-selling author who also wrote The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. The book was heavily criticized by scientists for promoting pseudoscientific claims. It goes on to discuss philosophies and progressive farming methods based on these findings. The book documents controversial experiments that claim to reveal unusual phenomena regarding plants such as plant sentience, discovered through experimentation. The Secret Life of Plants (1973) is a book by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird.

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