Method and an Apparatus for Stimulation of Plant Growth and Development with Near Infrared and Visible Lights
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1. A method for stimulation of plant growth, which method comprises illuminating the plant with infrared light from one or more LED elements, preferably with near infrared radiation (NIR) in a range from 800 nm to 1000 nm.
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A method and device is provided to improve growth and production of various crop plants. The plants are exposed to a combination of photosynthetically active light and near infrared light.
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- 1. A method for stimulation of plant growth, which method comprises illuminating the plant with infrared light from one or more LED elements, preferably with near infrared radiation (NIR) in a range from 800 nm to 1000 nm.
- 10. A device for illuminating plants using NIR, wherein the device comprises one or more LED elements and a power for the LED elements, wherein said LED-elements comprise color LEDs at PAR light wavelengths of 400-700 nm and near infrared LED elements within a range from 840 nm to 960 nm.
- 16. A device for illuminating plants using NIR and other colors of PAR, wherein the device allows for tuning a light spectrum in accordance with plant needs allowing for more red or blue or near infrared rays in the spectrum.
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