Dry formulated nitrogen-fixing microbe packaged in water-soluble film for rapid and safe dispersal in aqueous mixtures
AssigneePivot Bio, Inc.
InventorsScott Alan STROBEL, Farzaneh REZAEI, Ernest SANDERS, Richard BROGLIE
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides water-soluble film packages composed of a water-soluble film, where the packages include: one or more compartment(s) including dehydrated microbes. The disclosure further provides methods of production of the water-soluble film packages, and methods of application thereof. The water-soluble packages of the disclosure enable convenient and accurate application of microbial dry powders to plants, promote uniform dispersion of powdered microbes, enhance microbial shelf life, and enhance the survival of microbes on seed, while being environmentally sustainable.
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A water-soluble film package composed of a water-soluble film, the package comprising:
- one or more compartment(s), wherein at least one of the one or more compartments comprises dehydrated microbes.
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A freeze dried composition comprising dehydrated microbes and a microbial stabilizer selected from a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, a polysaccharide, a pentose, a hexose, an oligosaccharide, an oligofructose, a sugar alcohol, an amino acid, a protein or protein hydrolysate, a polymer, and any combination thereof.
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