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New Zealand: How UV light could improve crops

Palmerston North-based company BioLumic, which has developed a world first system of using ultraviolet (UV) light on crops, will invest $7 million to grow the business.

Chief executive Warren Bebb​ said the company would be able to employ more people as a result of the funds from a group of American and local investors.

He said a few days of light improves growth development, more consistent yields and disease resistance in seedlings.

The light system was being trialled and developed in a Massey University-owned glasshouse at its plant growth unit.

"We are already in large scale trials with growers in Mexico, the United Kingdom and California and achieving yield gains of up to 22 per cent."

Read more at Stuff (Jill Galloway)
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