Products and Methods for Improving Plant Growth Features
AssigneeAphea.Bio NV
InventorsTom Viaene, Kelly Hamonts, Behnoush Ghodsalavi, Valeria Imperato, Steven Vandenabeele, Isabel Vercauteren
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Abstract
The application concerns methods for improving a plant growth feature, such as biomass, height, and/or yield, of plants using certain bacteria or agricultural active compositions comprising the bacteria. Plants and plant parts treated with or heterologously disposed with said bacteria or compositions are also disclosed. Further, novel bacterial strains, and populations and agricultural active compositions comprising the same are provided.
Claims20
A method of administering a bacterial strain or a functional homologue thereof to a plant, the method comprising:
- administering the bacterial strain or the functional homologue thereof to the plant, a part thereof, a seed for growing the plant, or a location comprising the plant;
- wherein the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99.75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- and
- wherein the functional homologue of the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a genome having at least 98% identity over the entirety of the genome to the genome of the strain as deposited under the Budapest Treaty with the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms/LMG Bacteria collection under Accession No. LMG P-32513.
The method according to claim 17, wherein the plant growth feature comprises biomass, height, yield, or any combination thereof.
The method according to claim 18, wherein the agricultural active composition:
- comprises one or more agriculturally acceptable auxiliaries, a solvent, a carrier, a surfactant, a sticker, an antifreeze agent, a thickener, a buffering agent, an antifoaming agent, an antioxidant, a preservative, an aroma, a colorant, or a combination thereof;
- is a liquid composition, an aqueous composition, a sprayable liquid or a concentrate, a non-liquid composition, or a powder;
- and/or
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A composition comprising a plant seed and at least 10 CFU of a bacterial strain or a functional homologue thereof;
- wherein the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99.75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- and
- wherein the functional homologue of the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a genome having at least 98% identity over the entirety of the genome to the genome of the strain as deposited under the Budapest Treaty with the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms/LMG Bacteria collection under Accession No. LMG P-32513.
An agricultural active composition comprising:
- a bacterial strain or a functional homologue thereof;
- wherein the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99.75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- and
- wherein the functional homologue of the bacterial strain comprises a 16S polynucleotide having at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a genome having at least 98% identity over the entirety of the genome to the genome of the strain as deposited under the Budapest Treaty with the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms/LMG Bacteria collection under Accession No. LMG P-32513;
- and
- wherein the composition:
- comprises one or more agriculturally acceptable auxiliary, such as a solvent, a carrier, a surfactant, a sticker, an antifreeze agent, a thickener, a buffering agent, an antifoaming agent, an antioxidant, a preservative, an aroma, a colorant, or a combination thereof;
- is a liquid composition, an aqueous composition, a sprayable liquid or a concentrate, a non-liquid composition, or a powder;
- and/or
- comprises the a bacterial strain or functional homologue thereof at an amount of at least about 102 CFU/g.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.