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A high speed, substantially non-invasive, low-irradiance method for eradicating a plant via signaling in a treatment time under one minute, using indigo region illumination and medium wavelength infrared illumination about said plant, said method comprising any of [A], [B], [C] and [D]:[A] a full IRID twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[A1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.125 W/cm2 and 2 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination A1 exposure;[A2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR between 0.045 W/cm2 and 0.72 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination A2 exposure;wherein said exposures A1 and A2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures;[B] a low IRID summed twin component exposure, with compensating MWIR, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[B1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.05 W/cm2 and 0.125 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination B1 exposure;[B2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR such that the sum of the Indigo Region Illumination Distribution average irradiance EIRID from step [B1] and said Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR is at least 0.25 W/cm2 and less than 7 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination B2 exposure;wherein said exposures B1 and B2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures;[C] a saturation twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[C1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID of at least 0.125 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination C1 exposure;[C2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR such that the sum of the Indigo Region Illumination Distribution average irradiance EIRID from step [C1] and said Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR is at least 0.125 W/cm2 and less than 7 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination C2 exposure;wherein said exposures C1 and C2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures; and[D] a twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a seed or seedling, comprising:[D1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.1 W/cm2 and 1 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination D1 exposure; and[D2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR between 0.035 W/cm2 and 0.35 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination D2 exposure;wherein said exposures D1 and D2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures. 2. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising heating an MWIR emitter (E) to produce at least a portion of said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation. 3. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising heating an MWIR emitter (E) to a temperature between 400 F and 1000 F to produce at least a portion of said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said MWIR emitter comprises a glass selected from borosilicate glass, and soda lime glass. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment time has a duration of 7 seconds or less in total. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said treatment time has a duration of 2 seconds or less in total. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution comprises radiation in the range of 400-500 nm wavelength. 8. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising superposing at least a portion of said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution and said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation to allow them to be so directed at least partly together. 9. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising creating a proximity pass-through configuration by passing a portion of said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution through a MWIR emitter (E) that provides at least some of said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said MWIR emitter comprises a glass selected from borosilicate glass, and soda lime glass. 11. The method of claim 8 additionally comprising directing at least a portion of said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution so as to reflect off a surface (S) before emerging to be so directed. 12. The method of claim 9 additionally comprising creating a proximity reflect-through configuration by making at least a portion of said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution reflect off a surface (S) before emerging to be so directed and superposing at least a portion of said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution and said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation to allow them to be so directed at least partly together. 13. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising heating an MWIR emitter (E) to produce at least a portion of said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation, where said MWIR emitter comprises a powder coat. 14. The method of claim 13, additionally comprising optically exciting said powder coat via a radiant source (HL) external thereto. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein said powder coat comprises a glass selected from borosilicate glass, and soda lime glass. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said Indigo Region Illumination Distribution and said Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation are so directed at least partly simultaneously. 17. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising locating said plant using machine recognition, and performing the method of claim 1 on the plant so located. 18. A high speed, substantially non-invasive, low irradiance method to apply stress to a plant via signaling in a treatment time under one minute, using indigo region illumination and medium wavelength infrared illumination about said plant, said method comprising any of [A], [B], [C] and [D]:[A] a full IRID twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[A1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.125 W/cm2 and 2 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination A1 exposure;[A2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR between 0.045 W/cm2 and 0.72 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination A2 exposure;wherein said exposures A1 and A2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures;[B] a low IRID summed twin component exposure, with compensating MWIR, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[B1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.05 W/cm2 and 0.125 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination B1 exposure;[B2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR such that the sum of the Indigo Region Illumination Distribution average irradiance EIRID from step [B1] and said Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR is at least 0.25 W/cm2 and less than 7 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination B2 exposure;wherein said exposures B1 and B2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures;[C] a saturation twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a plant that is in a vegetative or later phase, comprising:[C1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID of at least 0.125 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination C1 exposure;[C2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR such that the sum of the Indigo Region Illumination Distribution average irradiance EIRID from step [C1] and said Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR is at least 0.125 W/cm2 and less than 7 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination C2 exposure;wherein said exposures C1 and C2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures; and[D] a twin component exposure, directed for eradicating a seed or seedling, comprising[D1] Exposing any of a foliage of said plant and a root crown of said plant to an Indigo Region Illumination Distribution (IRID) of an average irradiance EIRID between 0.1 W/cm2 and 1 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a foliage and root crown illumination D1 exposure; and[D2] Exposing any of a root crown of said plant and a soil grade immediately adjacent said root crown to infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared (MWIR) radiation of an average irradiance EMWIR between 0.035 W/cm2 and 0.35 W/cm2 during at least a portion of said treatment time, to provide a root crown and soil grade illumination D2 exposure;wherein said exposures D1 and D2 are for respective times that together allow said signaling, but not sufficient together to cause substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure during said exposures. 19. The method of claim 18, additionally comprising:based upon a plant response to any of the exposures of [A], [B], [C] and [D], further selecting the plant for one of retention, treatment, eradication or neglect.