Bacillus megetarium ATCC 55000 and method of use thereof to control R. solani
AssigneeResearch Corporation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsZong Lin Liu, James B. Sinclair
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Abstract
The present invention relates to bacteria which can be used as biological control agents for soybean diseases such as those caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. These biological control agents are specific strains of Bacillus megaterium and can also be used for enhancement of soybean plant growth and yield, as well as for the production of antibiotics directed toward crop fungal diseases.
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A biologically pure culture of Bacillus megaterium ATCC strain 55000, or mutants thereof, wherein said mutants are capable of controlling the soybean pathogen R. solani without phytotoxic effects on the soybean plant.
A composition comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a cultured Bacillus megaterium ATCC strain 55000 and a carrier therefor.
A method for control of R. solani fungus in a soybean crop which comprises pre-emergence or post-emergence treatment of said crop with a fungicidally effective amount of a Bacillus megaterium ATCC strain 55000.
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