BioLumic's first-to-market seed treatment tech goes commercial in USA

BioLumic's first-to-market seed treatment tech goes commercial in USA
BioLumic's head of R&D, Leyla Bustamante, with UV-treated ryegrass. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
Biolumic’s seed enhancement technology is a world first, a lead helped by strong scepticism that its ultraviolet light treatments could possibly work at all.It seems that it works very well. The Palmerston North company has landed its first commercial contract, in the United States, after years of research. Its ultraviolet (UV) light treatment of hybrid corn seeds has led to a reported average yield increase of 7.3% and the company has evidence of far higher yield improvements.The company is now working on enhancing ryegrass seed for New...

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