A cultivation method for cultivating leaf vegetables includes preparing correspondence information associating light characteristic information indicative of a characteristic of light with which leaf vegetables are irradiated, with quantified quality information having a quantified quality of leaf vegetables; setting the light characteristic information; and irradiating the leaf vegetables with light.

A cultivation method for cultivating leaf vegetables includes preparing correspondence information associating light characteristic information indicative of a characteristic of light with which leaf vegetables are irradiated, with quantified quality information having a quantified quality of leaf vegetables; setting the light characteristic information; and irradiating the leaf vegetables with light.

The present disclosure provides for, and includes, environments for the production, transport and storage of agricultural products including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, grains, tubers, decorative plants, flowers and mushrooms. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing environments for the preservation and production of agricultural products Also provided are organic agricultural products having reduced levels of microorganisms and residual organic compounds.

The present disclosure provides for, and includes, environments for the production, transport and storage of agricultural products including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, grains, tubers, decorative plants, flowers and mushrooms. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing environments for the preservation and production of agricultural products Also provided are organic agricultural products having reduced levels of microorganisms and residual organic compounds.

An integrated multi-trophic farming process and methods thereof that creates a linkage between aquaculture, hydroponics, agriculture, and algae production. The process and methods enable one skilled in the art of aquaculture, agriculture, hydroponics, and/or algae production to integrate aquaculture practices with their respective industry. The process and methods are applied to freshwater, brackish, and/or saltwater aquaculture production systems. The integrated multi-trophic farming process and methods enable one skilled in the art to produce fish and/or aquatic animals in conjunction with plant and/or algae crops with less consumption of water, feed, and/or fertilizers when compared to conventional open source farming practices such as but not limited to aquaculture, agriculture, and/or algae production.

This invention relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a complex endophyte comprising a host fungus further comprising a component bacterium, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with a complex endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified complex endophytes, purified complex endophyte components such as bacteria or fungi, synthetic combinations comprising said complex endophytes and/or components, and methods of making and using the same.

This invention relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a complex endophyte comprising a host fungus further comprising a component bacterium, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with a complex endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified complex endophytes, purified complex endophyte components such as bacteria or fungi, synthetic combinations comprising said complex endophytes and/or components, and methods of making and using the same.

A vegetable production method includes seeding, causing a cotyledon to sprout from a seed in a first period, growing a vegetable in a second period subsequent to the first period, further growing the vegetable in a third period subsequent to the second period, and harvesting the vegetable. The vegetable is grown with first light having a first maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 420 to 490 nm and including at least portion of light in a wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm in a later part of the second period, and is grown with second light having a second maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 590 to 650 nm, having a peak light intensity less than the second maximum value in a visible light wavelength range of less than or equal to 500 nm.

A vegetable production method includes seeding, causing a cotyledon to sprout from a seed in a first period, growing a vegetable in a second period subsequent to the first period, further growing the vegetable in a third period subsequent to the second period, and harvesting the vegetable. The vegetable is grown with first light having a first maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 420 to 490 nm and including at least portion of light in a wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm in a later part of the second period, and is grown with second light having a second maximum value of a light intensity in a wavelength range of 590 to 650 nm, having a peak light intensity less than the second maximum value in a visible light wavelength range of less than or equal to 500 nm.

A method for promoting the accumulation of secondary metabolites of cannabis is disclosed. The method comprises the step of adding an irradiation of green-yellow light, which has a peak wavelength at 505-590 nm, into the indoor growing environment of cannabis to improve the level of cannabidiol (CBD), secondary metabolites in cannabis. While maintaining the light intensity and other growth conditions, the yield and/or level of CBD, secondary metabolites in cannabis, can be increased by up to 11.04%.