The present invention is a plant growth promoter containing a lignocellulosic biomass, wherein the lignocellulosic biomass has a lignin content of 40% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less and a contact angle with water of 50° or less.

A method for cultivating functional crops using nano organic germanium and nano organic selenium, includes performing irrigation or foliar fertilization on plants of the crops with nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium, which are prepared in nanoscale sizes by performing one or two or more selected from a method of applying physical energy (heat or pressure) to organic germanium and organic selenium, a method of applying electrical explosive energy, and a chemical bonding process, at least twice at the time when the plants of the crops are most vigorously grown and developed and at the time of maturation to bear fruit, wherein the prepared nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium are one-component materials which are dispersed in water as a solvent in a nanoscale state.

A method for cultivating functional crops using nano organic germanium and nano organic selenium, includes performing irrigation or foliar fertilization on plants of the crops with nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium, which are prepared in nanoscale sizes by performing one or two or more selected from a method of applying physical energy (heat or pressure) to organic germanium and organic selenium, a method of applying electrical explosive energy, and a chemical bonding process, at least twice at the time when the plants of the crops are most vigorously grown and developed and at the time of maturation to bear fruit, wherein the prepared nanoscaled organic germanium and nanoscaled organic selenium are one-component materials which are dispersed in water as a solvent in a nanoscale state.

The invention provides a horticulture lighting arrangement (1000), comprising (i) a lighting system (100) configured to provide horticulture light (101) having a controllable spectral power distribution, and (ii) a control system (300) configured to control the spectral power distribution of the horticulture light (101); wherein in an operational mode of the horticulture lighting arrangement (1000) the horticulture lighting arrangement (1000) is configured to provide the horticulture light (101) according to an on-off schedule wherein consecutively an on-period (D) and an off-period (N) are applied, wherein:—the horticulture light (101) comprises one or more of first horticulture light (1011) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 400-600 nm, red light (1012) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 600-700 nm, and far-red light (1013) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 700-800 mn;—the on-period (D) lasts in in the range of 12-20 hours and the off-period (N) lasts in the range of 4-12 hours, wherein the on-period (D) comprises an end-of-day period (EOD) at the end of the on-period (D), wherein the end-of-day period (EOD) lasts in the range of 0.5-4 hours;—wherein during a substantial of the on-period (D) before the end-of-day period (EOD) a R/Fr ratio, defined as a ratio I600-700 nm/I700-800 nm of red light (1012) and far-red light (1013), is selected from the range of 4-20, and during a substantial part of the end-of-day period (EOD) the R/Fr ratio is selected from the range of 0.1-4.

The invention provides a horticulture lighting arrangement (1000), comprising (i) a lighting system (100) configured to provide horticulture light (101) having a controllable spectral power distribution, and (ii) a control system (300) configured to control the spectral power distribution of the horticulture light (101); wherein in an operational mode of the horticulture lighting arrangement (1000) the horticulture lighting arrangement (1000) is configured to provide the horticulture light (101) according to an on-off schedule wherein consecutively an on-period (D) and an off-period (N) are applied, wherein:—the horticulture light (101) comprises one or more of first horticulture light (1011) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 400-600 nm, red light (1012) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 600-700 nm, and far-red light (1013) comprising a wavelength selected from the range of 700-800 mn;—the on-period (D) lasts in in the range of 12-20 hours and the off-period (N) lasts in the range of 4-12 hours, wherein the on-period (D) comprises an end-of-day period (EOD) at the end of the on-period (D), wherein the end-of-day period (EOD) lasts in the range of 0.5-4 hours;—wherein during a substantial of the on-period (D) before the end-of-day period (EOD) a R/Fr ratio, defined as a ratio I600-700 nm/I700-800 nm of red light (1012) and far-red light (1013), is selected from the range of 4-20, and during a substantial part of the end-of-day period (EOD) the R/Fr ratio is selected from the range of 0.1-4.

Described herein is the evaluation of the antifungal properties of bacterial strain KGS-3 against Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)) white mold, blackleg and a number of potato fungal diseases and the plant growth effect attained. KGS-3 is a novel strain of Paenibacillus polymyxa that can suppress bacterial and fungal plant diseases. KGS-3 is predicted to produce antifungal metabolites polymyxin, fusaricidin, and paenilarvin and has been demonstrated to produce cylindrol B. KGS-3 is a plant growth promoting bacteria demonstrated to increase protein content of plants and/or plant products.

Disclosed are strains capable of reducing heavy metal contents in vegetables and improving quality of vegetables and application thereof. Specifically, the strains are strains W7 and W25, which can reduce heavy metal contents, especially cadmium (Cd) contents, in plants, promote growth of plants, increase Vc and soluble protein contents in plants, and increase a microbial abundance and a urease activity in the soil at the same time, and can be widely applied to the fields of soil improvement, crop biomass increase, and soil heavy metal restoration.

Disclosed are strains capable of reducing heavy metal contents in vegetables and improving quality of vegetables and application thereof. Specifically, the strains are strains W7 and W25, which can reduce heavy metal contents, especially cadmium (Cd) contents, in plants, promote growth of plants, increase Vc and soluble protein contents in plants, and increase a microbial abundance and a urease activity in the soil at the same time, and can be widely applied to the fields of soil improvement, crop biomass increase, and soil heavy metal restoration.

This present invention is directed to a method for the production and use of the leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) of plants of the cannabis species for animal, microbial, bacteria, fungi or human consumption as a food, supplement, medicine, beverage.

This present invention is directed to a method for the production and use of the leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) of plants of the cannabis species for animal, microbial, bacteria, fungi or human consumption as a food, supplement, medicine, beverage.