Research: Office Greens Plant Efficiency Increased By 15%

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This may be because plants absorb air pollutants, dust and insects, improve the air quality, make employees more satisfied with the working environment, pay more attention, thereby improving work efficiency, and even the days of sick leave will be reduced.

The study was conducted for the first time in a real office environment, and scholars pointed out that this reflects the long-term rewards of companies willing to invest in greening offices.

Researchers conducted tests in two large business offices in the UK and Holland.

They found that plants greatly improved workplace satisfaction, self focused energy concentration and perceived air quality.

Malone Nieuwenhuis, a leading researcher at the University of Cardiff psychology school, said: "it will increase productivity by 15% only by planting plants in a very simple space.

Our research shows that investment in landscaping office will bring rewards through improving the quality of life and productivity of office staff.

It directly challenges the widely accepted philosophy of business that believes that clean offices with clean desktop can bring higher productivity.

Previous studies have shown that the presence of plants can reduce physiological stress, prolong the duration of attention, and increase happiness.

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Scholars from University of Groningen in Holland and University of Queensland in Australia also participated in the study.

These scholars have studied offices in the months when plants were removed and increased.

Alex Haslam, a co-author of the study and a professor at the school of psychology at University of Queensland, added: "lean philosophy has been influential in many organizational areas.

Our research questioned the general view that less is more.

Sometimes less is less. "

An analysis of the reasons for the benefits of plants shows that a green office enables employees to concentrate more on their work in terms of physiology, cognition and emotion, thereby making them more committed to work.

Previous studies have also found that greenery in offices can help improve employees' creativity and productivity and ultimately help employees get promoted.

Scientists at Exeter University have found that the number of small green plants in workspace can increase the happiness of workers by 47%.

Scientists conducted a survey at the Chelsea flower show to compare the effective output of people in various workplaces.

The research results show that the creativity of employees can be increased by 45% by letting employees arrange office environment with green plants.

The report pointed out that the researchers conducted 90 tests on 350 visitors to the flower and horticultural exhibition to assess the creativity, happiness and productivity of tourists in four different office environments.

Researchers believe their findings indicate that green plants are not unnecessary for office environments, and further confirm other research findings, such as green plants that can enhance psychological comfort and work performance.

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It has been proved that placing potted plants in hospital wards plays a positive role in the patient's condition.

According to the patient, putting potted plants around them can reduce pain, anxiety and fatigue.

In plants with rooms, bacteria are less 50%~60% than those without plants.

Professor Jim Westwood, a professor of plant pathology at Virginia Tech, has opened a new door to botany. He and his colleagues have extended the research on information communication between plant species to the level of genetic molecules.

The research is published recently in science, and scientists believe that the results may even hide new ideas for improving the efficiency of grain production.

Westwood and his colleagues tested the relationship between the parasitic plant Cuscuta chinensis and two host plants, Arabidopsis thaliana and tomato.

In order to absorb water and nutrients from host plants, Cuscuta uses their aspirates to penetrate the epidermis of the host plants and root them in the host cells.

It is in this process that Westwood discovered that there is genetic information exchange between Cuscuta chinensis and its host.

Westwood and his colleagues found genetic information from the seeds of dodder and host by testing the material exchange between the Cuscuta and its host, a bridge between the suckers.

Then they tracked the mRNA and were surprised to find some communication between these parasitic plants and their hosts through mRNA.

In organisms, mRNA, Messenger RNA, can pmit genetic information between cells.

They carry information about work mail like postmen, and send them to the cell's corresponding action plans, such as what proteins need to be coded to regulate physiological activities.

Westwood's discovery expanded the concept of plant species communication: before scientists thought that mRNA and other genetic materials were very fragile and existed for a very short time, the pfer of mRNA between species was unimaginable in the past.

Westwood discovered that in the parasitism of Cuscuta chinensis, tens of thousands of mRNA molecules flew between two cell factories to pmit information and communicate, and Cuscuta played the leading role in this process.

By means of communication, the parasitic plant Cuscuta chinensis can understand the growth of the host and decide how to regulate the physiological activity of the host.

For example, it can release mRNA to control and reduce host defense resistance, making parasitic plants penetrating stronger. That is to say, dodder is more likely to attack host plants and gain benefits.

Office workers spend more than 1/3 of their time in offices every day.

Office greening is worthy of attention.

In spring, people born in spring are not allowed to place too many plants on their desks, such as narcissus, jasmine, golden heart Chlorophytum, etc. the people born in the summer are very angry and big tempered. They can put water plants on their desks to improve them, such as water lily, Clivia, etc.; people born in autumn are advised to put green plants such as bamboo and green lilies in soil and water.

People born in winter can keep red plants on their desks, such as chrysanthemum.

* toilet, put some broad leaf potted plants.

If there is no window in the office, you need to put a basin of water plants and a basin of gold heart Chlorophytum, and gold heart Chlorophytum is a master of air purification.

There are more computers and copiers in the office. The radiation produced is also large, and a bowl of aloe vera can be placed.

People with rhinitis should not place fragrant plants as far as possible.