Plant agency: from senome and electrome to plant semiosphere
Frontiers in Plant Physiology May 20, 2026 Luís Felipe Basso, František Baluška, Gustavo Maia Souza
Historically constrained by mechanistic and cerebrocentric paradigms, plant life is increasingly recognized as a complex expression of biological agency. Building upon this paradigm shift, this article presents a theoretical synthesis integrating Cellular Cognitive Biology, Biosemiotics, and Phenomenology. We explore how the transition from a reactive to an agentic view of plants is grounded in...