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US 2026/0000040 A1Published application
Methods of seed treatment and resulting products
AssigneeBiolumic Limited
InventorsJason John WARGENT, Luke James Cooney
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods, compositions, and devices relating to administration of UV-B to a seed.
Claims20
1-49. (canceled)
A method for improving seed productivity in corn, comprising:
- a) administering light enriched for UV-B of a wavelength of 280 nm to 320 nm to the seed;
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- b) harvesting the resultant plant from the seed, wherein the resultant plant has an improvement in the seed productivity,
- wherein the seed productivity is improved by at least 5% compared to a plant grown from a seed that was not administered UV-B light.
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A method for improving plant performance, comprising:
- administering UV-B light to a seed, wherein the seed comprises a lettuce, beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, melon, onion, peas, peppers, pumpkin, spinach, squash, sweetcorn, tomato, watermelon, alfalfa, canola, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, sugarbeets, wheat, mint, sunflowers, or kale seed,
- harvesting the resultant plant from the seed, wherein the resultant plant from the seed has an improved productivity of at least 5% compared to a plant grown from a seed that was not administered UV-B light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.