Stable inoculant compositions comprising paraffin oils/waxes
AssigneeNovozymes Bioag A/S
InventorsDan Clary, Ben Doughan
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microbial cells and/or spores in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, inoculant compositions of the present disclosure comprise microbial cells and/or spores in a carrier comprising one or more paraffin oils and/or waxes.
Claims20
An agrochemical inoculant composition comprising a powder or granule that comprises:
- dried bacterial cells and/or spores;
- and
- one or more paraffin oils and/or one or more paraffin waxes,
- said one or more paraffin oils and/or one or more paraffin waxes comprising about 75 to about 95% of said agrochemical inoculant composition, by weight, based upon the total weight of said agrochemical inoculant composition,
- wherein at least 50% of said bacterial cells and/or spores remain viable when said agrochemical inoculant composition is stored at 20-25° C. and 35-65% relative humidity for a period of 12 weeks.
An agrochemical inoculant composition comprising a powder or granule that comprises:
- dried bacterial cells and/or spores;
- and
- one or more paraffin oils and/or one or more paraffin waxes,
- said one or more paraffin oils and/or one or more paraffin waxes comprising about 75 to about 95% of said agrochemical inoculant composition, by weight, based upon the total weight of said agrochemical inoculant composition,
- said agrochemical inoculant composition comprising no more than 0.5% water by weight, based upon the total weight of said agrochemical inoculant composition,
- wherein at least 50% of said bacterial cells and/or spores remain viable when said agrochemical inoculant composition is stored at 20-25° C. and 35-65% relative humidity for a period of 12 weeks.
A coated plant seed, comprising a plant seed and a coating that covers at least a portion of an outer surface of said seed, said coating comprising an agrochemical inoculant composition that comprises one or more paraffin oils and/or one or more paraffin waxes and a powder or granule comprising dried bacterial cells and/or spores, said one or more paraffin waxes comprising about 75 to about 95% of said agrochemical inoculant composition, by weight, based upon the total weight of said agrochemical inoculant composition, wherein at least 50% of said bacterial cells and/or spores remain viable when said coated plant seed is stored at 20-25° C. and 35-65% relative humidity for a period of 12 weeks.
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