A method for synthesizing a protein of interest within a plant or a portion of a plant is provided. The method involves treating the plant to increase secondary leaf biomass production, followed by introducing one or more than one nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein of interest operatively linked with a regulatory region that is active in the plant, into the plant. The plant is then maintained under conditions that permit the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein of interest to be expressed in the plant or the portion of the plant. Optionally, the plant or portion of the plant may be harvested and the protein of interest extracted.

A method for synthesizing a protein of interest within a plant or a portion of a plant is provided. The method involves treating the plant to increase secondary leaf biomass production, followed by introducing one or more than one nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein of interest operatively linked with a regulatory region that is active in the plant, into the plant. The plant is then maintained under conditions that permit the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein of interest to be expressed in the plant or the portion of the plant. Optionally, the plant or portion of the plant may be harvested and the protein of interest extracted.

A light source module includes a wiring board and a LED array electrically connected to the wiring board. The LED array can be driven to emit a first group of emission peaks in 300 nm.sub.max<450 nm, a second group of emission peaks in 450 nm.sub.max<550 nm, and a third group of emission peaks in 550 nm for matching the spectrum of sunlight underwater. When the maximum peak intensity of the emission peaks in the second group is taken as 1.0, the peak intensity I.sub.a of each emission peak in the first group is in a range of 0<I.sub.a0.9, and the peak intensity I.sub.b of each emission peak in the third group is in a range of 0<I.sub.b0.9. Accordingly, the light source module is suitable for aquatic species and can enhance growing rate of the aquatic species.

A light source module includes a wiring board and a LED array electrically connected to the wiring board. The LED array can be driven to emit a first group of emission peaks in 300 nm.sub.max<450 nm, a second group of emission peaks in 450 nm.sub.max<550 nm, and a third group of emission peaks in 550 nm for matching the spectrum of sunlight underwater. When the maximum peak intensity of the emission peaks in the second group is taken as 1.0, the peak intensity I.sub.a of each emission peak in the first group is in a range of 0<I.sub.a0.9, and the peak intensity I.sub.b of each emission peak in the third group is in a range of 0<I.sub.b0.9. Accordingly, the light source module is suitable for aquatic species and can enhance growing rate of the aquatic species.

The present disclosure relates to a method of treating a plant, the method including: irradiating the plant with light in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 325 nm at a fluence of 4,000 ?mol/m.sup.2 to 50,000 ?mol/m.sup.2, while a fluence of light in a wavelength range of 290 nm or less irradiated to the plant is less than 20% of that of the light in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 325 nm, or the plant is not irradiated with light at any wavelength of 290 nm or less; and then infecting the plant with a microorganism.

The present disclosure relates to a method of treating a plant, the method including: irradiating the plant with light in a wavelength range of 300 nm to 325 nm at a fluence of 4,000 ?mol/m.sup.2 to 50,000 ?mol/m.sup.2, while a fluence of light in a wavelength range of 290 nm or less irradiated to the plant is less than 20% of that of the light in the wavelength range of 300 nm to 325 nm, or the plant is not irradiated with light at any wavelength of 290 nm or less; and then infecting the plant with a microorganism.

Methods for manipulating yield and generation time of plants, especially short day plants such as soybean are provided. The methods comprise manipulating external signals such as long day conditions, short day conditions, growth medium, and nutrient supply.

Methods for manipulating yield and generation time of plants, especially short day plants such as soybean are provided. The methods comprise manipulating external signals such as long day conditions, short day conditions, growth medium, and nutrient supply.

Embodiments described herein provide systems for inducing a desired response in an organism by controlling the duty cycle, wavelength band and frequency of photon bursts to an organism, through the photon modulation of one or more photon pulse trains in conjunction with one or more different photon pulse trains to the organism and duty cycle, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the organism. Devices for inducing a desired response in an organism such as growth, destruction or repair through the photon modulation of one or more photon pulse trains in conjunction with one or more different photon pulse trains to the organism are also provided. Further provided are methods for the optimization of organism growth, destruction or repair through the use of high frequency modulation of photons of individual color spectrums.

Embodiments described herein provide systems for inducing a desired response in an organism by controlling the duty cycle, wavelength band and frequency of photon bursts to an organism, through the photon modulation of one or more photon pulse trains in conjunction with one or more different photon pulse trains to the organism and duty cycle, where the photon modulation and duty cycle is based upon the specific needs of the organism. Devices for inducing a desired response in an organism such as growth, destruction or repair through the photon modulation of one or more photon pulse trains in conjunction with one or more different photon pulse trains to the organism are also provided. Further provided are methods for the optimization of organism growth, destruction or repair through the use of high frequency modulation of photons of individual color spectrums.