Materials and methods for controlling nematodes with pasteuria spores in seed coatings
AssigneePasteuria Bioscience, LLC
InventorsTHOMAS E. HEWLETT, JOHN P. WATERS, CHARLES S. BARMORE
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Abstract
The subject invention provides novel and advantageous materials and methods for controlling phytopathogenic and/or soil-dwelling nematodes by attaching an effective amount of Pasteuria spores to a seed and delivering the seeds to the situs of nematodes.
Claims12
A method for controlling phytopathogenic and/or soil-dwelling nematodes, comprising attaching a Pasteuria composition comprising an effective amount of Pasteuria spores to a seed;
- and planting the seed.
A seed having at least part of the surface area coated with a Pasteuria composition, wherein the Pasteuria composition comprises an effective amount of Pasteuria spores for nematode control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.