Plant Yield Benefits By Microbials

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018242511-A9
Application number	US-201615568373-A
Country	US
Kind code	A9
Filing date	Apr 22, 2016
Priority date	Apr 22, 2015
Publication date	Aug 30, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Microbe combinations, a seed coated with one of the combinations and a plant protected from corn on corn yield penalties by one of the combinations. Further provided as a microbe combination applied to the seed, stalk or leaf that results in an increase in plant yield.

First claim

1 . A method for growing a corn plant, comprising:
selecting a field where a corn plant was grown the previous year; planting corn seeds; and applying a combination of Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said applying a combination of Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens is selected from the group consisting of coating said corn seed prior to planting, applying to the soil prior to planting, applying to the soil at planting, and applying to the foliage of a corn plant growing in said field.

3 . A method of preventing or reducing a corn on corn yield penalty in a corn crop comprising:
applying a combination of Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens to said corn crop at planting; growing said corn crop in a field that grew corn in the previous growing season.

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5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the yield of said corn crop is equal to or greater than the yield of the corn crop grown without the combination of Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens.

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20 . The method of claim 1 , where the seed is additionally coated or treated with one or more of a pesticide selected from the group consisting of a fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, acaricide and nematicide.

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22 . The method of claim 1 , where the seed is additionally coated with a lipo-chitooligosaccharide (LCO).

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36 . A method comprising:
planting a corn seed in soil in which corn seeds were sown the previous growing season; and applying Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens to the soil, to the seed, or to a plant that germinates from the seed.

37 . The method of claim 36 , wherein said Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens is applied to the seed prior to planting.

38 . The method of claim 36 , wherein said applying is at least 0.25 months or more prior to planting.

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40 . The method of claim 36 , wherein said Trichoderma virens and Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens is applied to leaves of the plant that germinates from said seed.

41 . The method of claim 36 , wherein corn was sown in said soil for at least the previous two or more growing seasons.

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43 . The method of claim 41 , wherein the yield penalty is reduced by at least about 5% or more.

44 . The method of any one of claims 36 , wherein one or more characteristics of plant growth such as plant height, plant weight, number of cobs, cob weight, kernel number, kernel weight, and date to maturity are enhanced by at least about 5% or more.

45 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the yield is enhanced by at least about 5% or more.

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47 . The method of claim 37 , wherein said Trichoderma virens is applied at a rate of about at least 1×10 2 colony forming units per seed.

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49 . The method of claim 37 , wherein said Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquifaciens is applied at a rate of at least 1×10 2 colony forming units per seed.

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Assignees

• Monsanto Technology Llc

Inventors

• Fabbri Bradon James
• Ferreira Ken
• Kerovuo Janne
• Mccown Matthew
• Mohanty Radha G
• Schaecher Scott R

Classifications

• A01C21/00

  Methods of fertilising {, sowing or planting} · CPC title

• A01C1/06 Primary

  Coating or dressing seed · CPC title

• C12N1/14

  Fungi (culture of mushrooms A01G18/00; as new plants A01H15/00); Culture media therefor · CPC title

• A01N43/16

  with oxygen as the ring hetero atom · CPC title

• A01N63/04

  Human Necessities · mapped topic