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AssigneeGlobal Neighbor, Inc.
InventorsJonathan A Jackson, Christopher J Hoffman, Norman E Novotney, Joseph M Carroll, Patrick A Jackson, Remigio Perales, Mark J Elting
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A change of state of weed seeds to having reduced germination viability in under one minute by illuminating a seed with at least one of 2 J/cm2 cumulative illumination energy, and 0.2 W/cm2 irradiance, but no more than 7 W/cm2 average irradiance, of at least one of an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID), and infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation, preferably 2-8 microns. The MWIR radiation from heated borosilicate glass or glass powder at just under 500 C offered a peak MWIR emission of 3.75 microns was unexpectedly effective, and can be used in a radiant and transmissive weed seed accumulator transport belt. The process can be incorporated into a harvester combine to convert a tailings flow prior to discharge on an agricultural field. An illuminated harvest combine using an illuminator according to the invention allows reduction of the weed seed bank.
An illuminated harvester combine process associated with any of reaping, threshing, and separating a harvest to form a tailings flow, comprising:
An illuminated harvester combine comprising any of a reaper, a thresher, and a separator stage, so formed to produce a tailings flow, comprising:
A compact configuration agricultural illumination unit, comprising:
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