Hydrocarbons & heavy metals induce bio-catalyst to modify development process in seeds, seedlings, and plants
AssigneeGuenevere Perry
InventorGuenevere Diane Perry
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods of modifying the plant development process comprising of exposing a seed, seedling, or plant to volatiles biosynthesized by one or more bacteria or enzymes. Specifically, the embodiment uses one or more bacteria selected from the plant growth promoting bacteria group consisting of Rhodococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Bacillus spp., or Xanthobacter spp., or a mixture thereof. A closed apparatus, FIG. 1A, containing a tri-phasic system is used to expose the bacteria to hydrocarbons, iron, cyanide, and/or ammonium compounds; the method induces the biocatalyst to biosynthesize volatile compound(s) that plant hormone production to enhance or accelerate plant development.
Claims8
A method for inducing bacteria in a tri-phasic condition to biosynthesize volatile compounds that result in the enhanced and/or accelerated growth of a seed, seedling, or plant, wherein the method comprises of exposing seed, seedling, or plant to exogenous volatiles released by one or more bacteria, wherein the biosynthesis of volatile compounds is induced by exposure of the bacteria to inducing agents including short chained hydrocarbon comprising propylene and/or ethylene, and optionally a nitrogen compound comprising urea, ammonium sulfate, or cyanide, and mixtures thereof, and wherein one or more bacteria produce enough said volatile compounds upon exposure to the seed, seedling, or plant to enhanced and/or accelerated growth.
The method of claim 4, wherein the short chained hydrocarbon consisting of ethylene and/or propylene (propene).
A method for modulating plant hormone levels in plant cells during early stage development which comprises of exposing a seed, seedling, or plant to exogenous volatile compound(s) biosynthesized by enzymatic extract of one or more bacteria, wherein said volatiles are biosynthesized upon bacteria exposure in tri-phasic condition to inducing agents comprising short chained hydrocarbons including propylene and/or ethylene, and optionally a nitrogen compound comprising urea, ammonium sulfate, or cyanide, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the extract of said bacteria produce enough said volatile compounds upon exposure to the seed, seedling, or plant to enhance and/or accelerate plant development.
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