Bacterial inoculants
AssigneeThe Flinders University of South Australia
InventorChristopher Milton Mathew Franco
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to bacterial inoculants, and methods for their use, to control a fungal root disease in a plant and promote plant growth in water limited conditions. In particular strains of Paenibacillus and Streptomyces are disclosed.
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A composition comprising a wheat seed and a bacterial inoculant for controlling a fungal root disease on a wheat plant, wherein the bacterial inoculant includes a Paenibacillus microorganism at a concentration of at least 3.3×104 CFU/seed, the Paenibacillus microorganism having a 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence comprising a sequence that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 3 or SEQ ID NO:
- 4, and wherein the bacterial inoculant enhances a growth parameter of the wheat plant of mean establishment plants per meter relative to an untreated control, and wherein the bacterial inoculant comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of one or more gums, one or more clay or peat based carriers, one or more nutrients including carbon or nitrogen sources, one or more antifungal or antibacterial agents, one or more seed coating agents, and one or more wetting agents.
A composition comprising a canola seed and a bacterial inoculant for improving growth of a canola plant under water limited conditions, wherein the bacterial inoculant includes a microorganism of the genus Paenibacillus at a concentration of at least 3.3×104 CFU/seed, the microorganism having a 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence comprising a sequence that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 4 wherein the bacterial inoculant enhances a growth parameter of a mean establishment plants per meter relative to an untreated control, and wherein the bacterial inoculant comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of one or more gums, one or more clay or peat based carriers, one or more nutrients including carbon or nitrogen sources, one or more antifungal or antibacterial agents, one or more seed coating agents, and one or more wetting agents.
A method for improving growth of a canola plant under water limited conditions, the method comprising inoculating a canola seed with a bacterial inoculant or inoculant composition comprising a microorganism of the genus Paenibacillus at a concentration of at least 3.3×104 CFU/seed, the microorganism having a 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence comprising a sequence that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- wherein the improved growth comprises an improved mean establishment plants per meter relative to an untreated control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.