Compositions and methods for providing plants with tolerance to abiotic stress conditions
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsHeribert Hirt, Axel de Zelicourt, Maged Saad
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Abstract
It has been discovered that the desert endophytic bacterium SA187 SA187 can provide resistance or tolerance to abiotic stress conditions to seeds or plants. Compositions containing SA187 can be used to enhance plant development and yield under environmental stress conditions.
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A method of improving growth of a seedling, seed or plant under abiotic stress conditions comprising:
- coating the seed or root of the plant with an effective amount of Enterobacter sp. SA187 to provide the plant with resistance to abiotic stress and/or
- growing the seedling, seed or plant in a plant substrate, wherein the plant substrate comprises an effective amount of SA187 to colonize the seed or a root of the plant to provide abiotic stress resistance to the seed or plant.
A method of improving growth of a seedling, seed or plant under abiotic stress conditions comprising, comprising growing the seedling, seed or plant in a plant substrate, wherein the plant substrate comprises an effective amount of Enterobacter sp. SA187 to colonize the seed or a root of the plant to provide abiotic stress resistance to the seed or plant.
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