Jonathan A. JACKSON;Christopher HOFFMAN;Norman NOVOTNEY;Patrick A. JACKSON;Joseph CARROLL;Mark J. ELTING
发明人:
Jonathan A. JACKSON,Christopher HOFFMAN,Norman NOVOTNEY,Joseph CARROLL,Patrick A. JACKSON,Mark J. ELTING
申请号：
US16166129
公开号：
US20200120917A1
申请日:
2018.10.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
Plant eradication and stressing of plants using illumination trauma where a dual component, low energy, unnatural set of irradiances is applied, with no mutagenic or high radiative energy transfers in any wavelength for eradication by severe scalding, heat shock, or incineration. Two radiations are applied: an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution that can extend from 300 nm to 550 nm to be directed to plant foliage and/or a plant root crown, and a Medium Wavelength Infrared distribution of light, ranging from 2-20 microns wavelength to be directed to the ground, to a plant root crown and/or soil immediately adjacent the root crown. Plants can include seeds, and seedlings, and biomass can be irradiated to control weed seeds such as from a combine. The Indigo Region Illumination Distribution can pass through the MWIR emitter to form a compact illuminator. The MWIR emitter can comprise borosilicate glass at 400 F to 1000 F.
