Will a seed grow a root faster under a laser.

[Dannydavito]

I have a theory that I need all of you to prove wrong for me. Once a seed has a taproot out shouldn't it benefit from an intense light source. Some of the light would pierce through the shell and hit the enclosed cotelydons right? And thus fuel the growth of the taproot by a small amount. Please disprove it so I can stop thinking about it. Thank you.

 

[Dannydavito]

What about a laser aimed at a seed? So light only hits the seed and not the roots?

 

[youraveragehorticulturist]

This is a great idea. I think 2 lasers would be twice as effective.

 

[Dannydavito]

The best wavelength would be red right? A red laser would stimulate root growth the best if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Merkn4aSquirtn]

Try it out..

The Effect of Laser Treatment as a Weed Control Method

A laser beam directed towards weeds can be an efficient weed control method as an alternative to herbicides. Lasers may deliver high-density energy to…

www.sciencedirect.com

 

[Dannydavito]

As that paper says the negative effects are impacted by spot size and power. Obviously it would have to be a lower power laser with a spot size the size of the seed.

 

[Tetrahedral]

Any light inside a seed will trigger chlorophyll to start and the leaf would not have an adequate supply of air yet.

A laser puts a lot of light energy in one spot, that's also a lot of heat even for a small key chain type.

A better idea would be to remove the shell and inner layers and give light to the cotyledons directly, most seed shells do not let in light. Suggested u/mol- not much about 2 or 3 guesstimated.

Labs do this with other species.

 

[Dannydavito]

Any light inside a seed will trigger chlorophyll to start and the leaf would not have an adequate supply of air yet.

A laser puts a lot of light energy in one spot, that's also a lot of heat even for a small key chain type.

A better idea would be to remove the shell and inner layers and give light to the cotyledons directly, most seed shells do not let in light.

Labs do this with other species.

Interesting thanks for the help!

 

[Tetrahedral]

Interesting thanks for the help!

Some seeds are light dependant via a hormone reaction, ours are not but worth a Google too.

 

[radiant Rudy]

 

[Laserhead]

Some seeds are light dependant via a hormone reaction, ours are not but worth a Google too.

This.

Different results from different wavelengths. You also have nearly full spectrum lasers these days so it wouldn't be too much testing. The UV lasers will obviously help destroy some bacterium or other organic parasites and disease.

They use red for certain plants and blue for certain others.

My curiosity lies in the white lasers. Will they be more effective or do you still need to tune in certain other wavelengths? Easy solution for mixed batches is dichroic lenses.. but what output is prime for the obviously DIFFUSED lighting? Varying intensities maybe. This would be good for AI to help determine or someone with the energy to do it first.

I have witnessed strange things with lasers and what that was makes sense for stim emissions to benefit plant life.

Do the seeds receive a tiny intermittent dose of light and more as they get older? Will mixing with LEDs benefit or be a detriment? Cold beam in vacuum with seed(s)? Genetically modify for higher efficacy?

I didn't sleep. My apologies for the ramblin

 

[The Gram Reaper]

This.

Different results from different wavelengths. You also have nearly full spectrum lasers these days so it wouldn't be too much testing. The UV lasers will obviously help destroy some bacterium or other organic parasites and disease.

They use red for certain plants and blue for certain others.

My curiosity lies in the white lasers. Will they be more effective or do you still need to tune in certain other wavelengths? Easy solution for mixed batches is dichroic lenses

Have a question about a laser? A guy literally named Laserhead will show up and answer all your questions!

 

[Laserhead]

Have a question about a laser? A guy literally named Laserhead will show up and answer all your questions!

I've gone through so many UNs I got lazy. But I do fux wit l4zerz

 

[Laserhead]

Any light inside a seed will trigger chlorophyll to start and the leaf would not have an adequate supply of air yet.

A laser puts a lot of light energy in one spot, that's also a lot of heat even for a small key chain type.

A better idea would be to remove the shell and inner layers and give light to the cotyledons directly, most seed shells do not let in light. Suggested u/mol- not much about 2 or 3 guesstimated.

Labs do this with other species.

Spread the beam.. diffuse it.. expand it.. lots of ways. Lasers are usually adjustable via collimating lens.. or a series of Lab lenses.. I would just use one or a few, with a nice mirror finished shroud to get as even distribution as possible all while being able to automatically adjust light output based on a variety of factors...

Temp
Reaction to set percentage of foliage
Water Retention

Shoot you could even do a quick chart on the outside of the bud to create a new type. Maybe sprinkle some keep and then blast it to cool it into the exterior crystals/buds.