Fluorescent pseudomonad of the species pseudomonas azotoformans for enhancement of plant emergence and growth

A supernatant obtained from a culture of a biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077.

A method for enhancing seed germination, plant emergence, plant growth, or a combination thereof, wherein said method comprises contacting a seed or a plant with a biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077 or a supernatant obtained from a culture of said biologically pure strain.

A fermentation product of a biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077, said fermentation product comprising Pseudomonas azotoformans strain F30A bacterial cells obtained from the biologically pure strain and their used growth medium.

An agricultural composition comprising a biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077 or a supernatant obtained from a culture of said biologically pure strain.

A method for enhancing seed germination, plant emergence, plant growth, or a combination thereof, wherein said method comprises applying a fermentation product or an agricultural composition to a seed, a plant, or an environment surrounding said seed or said plant, wherein said fermentation product is a fermentation product of a biologically pure strain of Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077, and wherein said agricultural composition is an agricultural composition comprising said biologically pure strain or a supernatant obtained from a culture of said biologically pure strain.

A method for preparing an agricultural composition, wherein said method comprises mixing Pseudomonas azotoformans, strain F30A, which has been deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH and has been assigned accession number DSM 22077, or a supernatant obtained from a culture of said strain with one or more liquid or solid carriers to form said agricultural composition.