Compositions and Methods for Reducing Pesticide-Induced Plant Damage and Improving Plant Yield

A method of reducing chemical pesticide-induced plant damage and/or improving plant yield, the method comprising:

• applying a bacterial fermentation product to a seed or to a seedling and/or to a plant grown from the seed or the seedling and/or to soil adjacent to the seed, the seedling, or the plant, the bacterial fermentation product comprising:
• liquid fermentation culture medium or broth;
• lysed bacteria or cellular components thereof;
• and
• anaerobic or fermentation metabolites, or cellular metabolites produced anaerobically;
• applying a chemical pesticide to the seed, the seedling, the plant, and/or the soil adjacent to the seed, the seedling, or the plant the chemical pesticide selected from the group consisting of an herbicide, a fungicide, an insecticide, an antimicrobial, and a nematicide;
• cultivating the seed, the seedling, and/or the plant after applying the bacterial fermentation product and the chemical pesticide, to produce a grown plant, the bacterial fermentation product reducing chemical pesticide-induced plant damage, improving biomass increase, and/or improving yield in the growth plant, as compared to a seed, seedling, and/or plant treated with chemical pesticide alone;
• and
• optionally, harvesting the grown plant and/or a portion of the grown plant.