目前,激光已在不少领域普遍使用,不久还将被运用于农业。苏联的生物物理学家们进行了一项实验,他们用发出单气氦氖光的激光,可使西红柿的种子在不到一个月的时间里结出透红的果实。这种激光的输出功率只不过是普通电灯的十分之一,但却能使西红柿如此迅速地成长、成熟。此外,实验表明,使用激光还可显著提高农作物的产量。摘自《国外科技消息》83.9 At present, the laser has been widely used in many fields and will soon be applied to agriculture. Soviet biophysicists conducted an experiment using a laser that emits a single-gas helium-neon light to make the seeds of tomatoes produce a red-fruity fruit in less than a month. The laser output power is only one-tenth of the ordinary light, but it can make tomatoes grow so rapidly, mature. In addition, experiments show that the use of lasers can also significantly increase crop yields. Excerpt from “foreign technology news” 83.9