Method of and apparatus for treating plant organisms
AssigneeDevatron Limited
InventorZeera Polyandre Charnoe
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Abstract
A method of accelerating the metabolism of plant organisms using sound in which the plant organism is interrogated as to which frequency of sound it prefers (or abhors in a suitable case). Sound at the "favored frequency" indicated by the test is then applied to the plant organism. The method has application to germination of seeds and growth of plants. Apparatus for inducing germinating of seeds particularly barleycorns is described and provides means for applying sound to the seeds while they are soaked in water and then respirated.
Claims13
A method of inducing acceleration of the metabolisms of plant organisms such as seeds and plants comprising the steps of testing a plant organism by subjecting it to sound at a plurality of frequencies in turn and, while each frequency is being applied, detecting at least one substantially immediate response characteristic of at least part of the plant organism to determine a frequency favored by the plant organism and thereafter applying sound at said favored frequency to the plant organism while the latter is subjected to the conditions of heat, light and moisture normally provided.
A method of inducing acceleration in the germination of seeds comprising the steps of bombarding the seeds with sound, varying the frequency of the sound, detecting the levels of sound transmitted and reflected by the seeds to determine the best-absorbed by said seeds, applying an interrogating electrical current through each seed of a representative sample of the seeds, bombarding the seeds of the sample with sound at respective different ones of the best-absorbed frequencies, increasing the interrogating electrical current over a predetermined range and detecting the seed providing a predetermined optimum resistance characteristic.
A method of inducing acceleration in the growth of plants and including the steps of applying a small interrogating current through a portion of the growing plant, subjecting the plant to sound, varying the frequency of the sound, observing the waveform of the interrogating current and applying sound to the plant at a favored frequency as determined by observation in the waveform of the interrogating current of a predetermined optimum response.
A method of accelerating the germination of barleycorns comprising the steps of testing the corns to determine their favored frequency carrying out a first stage of soaking the corns in water and simultaneously applying sound to them at said favored frequency, carrying out a second stage of withdrawing water vapor and carbon dioxide from the corns while simultaneously applying sound at said favored frequency, repeating a cycle comprising said first and second stages and then carrying out a third stage in which the corns are subjected to 100% humidity at 15.degree. C and to sound at said favored frequency in combination with sound at 4960 Hz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.