Microorganisms providing growth promotion phenotypes to plants
AssigneeAgriculture Victoria Services PTY LTD
InventorsRens Van Essen, Holly Hone, Ankush Chandel, Tongda Li, Timothy Ivor Sawbridge, Ross C. Mann, Jatinder Kaur, German Carlos Spangenberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to plant growth promoting endophytes, preferably of plants of the Glycine genus, particularly plant growth promoting Curtobacterium sp. endophytes. The present invention also relates to seeds, plants, and parts thereof infected with such endophytes; and related methods, including methods for conferring plant growth promotion to plants and for selecting plant growth promoting endophytes.
Claims20
A substantially purified or isolated Curtobacterium sp. endophyte, wherein the endophyte is capable of conferring a plant growth promotion phenotype to the seed, plant, or part thereof from which it is substantially purified or isolated and/or is capable of conferring a plant growth promotion phenotype to a plant or part thereof to which it is inoculated;
- wherein the endophyte is from a plant of the Glycine genus.
A method for selecting a plant growth promoting endophyte from a seed or plant of the Glycine genus, wherein the method includes:
- a. substantially purifying or isolating one or more endophytes;
- b. subjecting the endophyte(s) to an in vitro plant growth promotion assay and/or an in planta plant growth promotion assay;
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- c. subjecting the endophyte or selected endophyte(s) to genetic analysis to identify the endophyte species;
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- based thereon, selecting an endophyte which is capable of conferring a plant growth promotion phenotype to the seed or plant from which it is substantially purified or isolated and/or is capable of conferring a plant growth promotion phenotype to a seed, plant, or part thereof to which it is inoculated and wherein the selected endophyte is a Curtobacterium sp. endophyte.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.