Plants may be weakened as well (some of them only) by consequences of harmful substances resulting from the lightning discharge in the soil, but most often involves a combination of effects arising from substances in soil and plant body.
Dhaifu mimea inaweza kuwa kama vile (baadhi ya Them tu) bila Matokeo ya nyenzo Inadhuru kusababisha kutoka kutokwa umeme katika udongo, lakini wengi Mara nyingi inahusisha mchanganyiko wa madhara yanayotokana na nyenzo katika pointi udongo na mimea.