Biolumic Limited

Jason John Wargent

Matthew John Van Der Werff

Luke James Cooney

Terry Robin Southern

Matthew John Van DerWerff

Provided herein are methods, compositions, and devices relating to administration of UV-B to a seed.

Methods of seed treatment and resulting products

Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to administering light enriched for UV-B to a plant material to improve subsequent plant performance.

Method to improve crop yield and/or quality

A method of treating a seed for sowing is provided for improving subsequent plant performance comprising the step of treating the seed for sowing with UV-B irradiation.

A light dosing system for promoting preferred characteristics in plants, the light dosing system configured to direct light onto a target area upon which the plant resides, the light dosing system including one or more light emitters positioned above the target area, a means for controlling one or more characteristics of the light emitted by the light emitters, a conveyor configured to alter the relative positions of the light emitters and the target area, and a lighting controller configured to read a media having a predefined dosage regime stored thereon for promoting the preferred characteristics of the plant, characterized in that the lighting controller is configured to alter one or more characteristics of the light emitted by the, or each, of the one or more light emitters onto the target area in accordance with the predefined dosage regime.

Controlling characteristics of photosynthetic organisims

A method, and a device for administering the method, of treating a plant seedling to improve long term hardiness and/or crop yield and/or quality characterised by the step of exposing the plant seedling, prior to a subsequent growth phase, to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation with at least one wavelength, only between 280-310 nm. The method further including the step of selecting a plant seedling or seedlings for a subsequent growth phase.

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Palmerston North, New Zealand

Jason John Wargent