Compositions and methods for inducing crop changes by leveraging the effects of an applied agricultural chemical

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to compositions, methods and systems entailing one or more microbial agents' or their derivatives being applied to crop plants such that changes in. plant gene expression are induced that either mitigate or leverage the effects of an applied agricultural chemical including induction of herbicide resistance on an otherwise herbicide susceptible plant. The present disclosure allows for the use of. non-GMO plants in combination with microbial agents or derivatives that signal the plant to combat the effects of the herbicide. Thus, possible transfer of herbicide. resistance genes to weed populations is. elini&tated. and the use of different microbe-herbicide combinations an sequential crops, resulting in the ability to improve the usefulness of a given herbicide.

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