NATURE-LIKE INSTALLATION ULPOS-01 FOR PRE-SOWING TREATMENT AND SORTING OF SEEDS

The article describes the setup created by the authors for pre-sowing seed treatment using laser irradiation and simultaneous sorting. The problem of increasing the yield of grain and other crops without reducing quality is one of the main tasks of agricultural science. The nature-like setup ULPOS-1 is designed for high-quality seed irradiation. Irradiation with coherent monochromatic laser irradiation in the red region of the spectrum in combination with a polarized light flux is promising for improving the culture of agriculture. The ULPOS-01 setup provides irradiation of tubers, seeds, root crops, vegetable seedlings and fruit crop seedlings, cuttings and other objects. After using the ULPOS-01 setup, the previously obtained results were confirmed for agricultural crops. Tests allowed us to determine its efficiency indicators (wheat, soybeans): germination increased by 10...12%; germination time in field conditions decreased by 2–3 days; the yield increased by 2–3 c/ha; ripening accelerated, the percentage of frost-damaged soybeans decreased.