Solar Powered Crop Growth Accelerator

Solar Powered Crop Growth Accelerator - Music to Grow Crops By

Imagine if you will, sound emitting devices within a field of agricultural crops. These devices are solar powered and are centrally controlled by a computer at a remote location. The sound emitted from these devices is optimally chosen for the crop being grown. The sound enhances, stimulates, and/or accelerates plant growth with a process not yet known. In addition, these devices repel pests with sounds. 

Does this sound incredible? Well, according to what has been done in the past this is not so far-fetched. The term Electro-Culture has been used to describe this phenomenon. 

I did some Internet searching and found a few people who are doing just that, or working it. Here are the search strings I used:

• (music OR sound OR audio) (plant OR crop) (growth OR accelerator OR stimulator)
• (music OR sound OR audio) (plant-growth OR crop-growth)
• (electro-culture OR electroculture) (plants OR crops) (music OR sound OR audio)

Here is a sampling of what I found:

• Hicks, Clifford B. "Growing Corn to Music" Popular Mechanics (May 1963): 119-212.
• Sonic Bloom
• Which Type of Music Best Stimulates Plant Growth?
• The Sound of Music and Plants by Dorothy L. Retallack (book)
• Several patents and patent applications at Patent Offices throughout the world

From what I have read of this topic, it is greatly underused. Perhaps this could be a way to fight global hunger. This research has been going on for a long time and, at times, scoffed by some. Reputable scientists and researchers have proved that this works. In addition, why would someone pay lots of money to get a patent on something that does not work. Patent offices do not issue patents on devices that do not work. 

The only thing I did not find much of was where these devices were solar-powered and/or computer controlled. This seems like a new field of exploration for inventors. 

Takeaways - 

• This is something you can experiment with in your own garden or farm. 
• It does not take expensive equipment or knowledge. 
• You can share your experiences with others throughout the world. 
• Others can build on your work. 
• Who knows if your work or experimentation will help global hunger?

 Disclaimer - Article is for information only and is not advice of any kind.