High-Speed Images Reveal How Raindrops Spread Pathogens Among Plants

A new theoretical model describes the relationship between a leaf’s flexibility, the fragmentation of the fluid, and its resulting pattern of raindrop-induced dispersal. Using high-speed images of raindrops splashing down on leaves, the researchers show that raindrops can act as a dispersing agent of contaminated droplets from one plant to another. Historical weather records suggest […]
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