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AssigneeUniversity of Delaware
InventorsHarsh Bais, Darla Janine Sherrier, Venkatachalam Lakshmannan
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Methods for producing greater biomass in a plant, increasing the drought tolerance of a plant, producing a decreased lignin concentration in a plant, producing a greater iron concentration in a plant, or inhibiting fungal infection in a plant comprise administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to produce greater biomass, increase the drought tolerance, produce a decreased lignin concentration, produce a greater iron concentration, or inhibit fungal infection in the plant compared to an untreated plant, respectively. Agricultural carriers and seed coatings comprising Bacillus subtilis FB17 are provided. The biomass of a plant which has been administered Bacillus subtilis FB17 can be converted to a biofuel or can be used as a food crop or in other uses.
A method for producing a greater biomass in a plant comprising administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to produce a greater biomass in the plant compared to an untreated plant.
A method for producing a greater drought tolerance in a plant comprising administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to produce a greater drought tolerance in the plant compared to an untreated plant.
A method for producing a decreased lignin concentration in a plant comprising administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to produce a decreased lignin concentration in the plant compared to an untreated plant.
A method for producing a greater iron concentration in a plant comprising administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to produce a greater iron concentration in the plant compared to an untreated plant.
A method for inhibiting infection of a plant by a fungal pathogen comprising administering Bacillus subtilis FB17 to the plant, the seed of the plant, or soil surrounding the plant or the seed in an amount effective to inhibit infection of the plant by the fungal pathogen compared to an untreated plant.
An agricultural carrier comprising Bacillus subtilis FB17.
A plant seed coating comprising Bacillus subtilis FB17.
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