PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and material for raising plant, which converts light emitted from an artificial light source into light having a wavelength suitable for photosynthesis of a plant at a low cost to improve cultivation efficiency.SOLUTION: There is provided a raising method for raising a plant 2 by irradiating the plant 2 with light emitted from a light source in which light source light 4 including light having a wavelength of 530-570 nm, is emitted from a fluorescent lamp 3 as a light source, the light source light 4 is received by a plant raising material M formed by a transparent film containing Nile Red serving as irradiation light 6 having a wavelength within the range of 620-660 nm and the plant 2 is irradiated with the irradiation light 6 for raising the plant 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】人工光源から発せられる光を、低コストで植物の光合成に適した波長を有する光に変換して、栽培効率を向上させる植物育成方法および植物育成材料を提供する。【解決手段】光源より発せられる光を植物2に照射して植物2を育成する育成方法であって、光源としての蛍光灯3から波長530~570nmの光を含む光源光4を発光し、その光源光4をナイルレッドを含有する透明フィルムで構成された植物育成材料Mで受光して、波長620~660nmの範囲内の照射光6とし、この照射光6を植物2に照射して植物2を育成する。【選択図】図1
