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Seed treatment methods and compositions

US11560340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOVOZYMES BIOAG A/S · DK

Inventors

R. Stewart Smith · Pewaukee, US
Ahsan Habib · Roanoke, US
John Kosanke · Waukesha, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2019
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC05F11/00
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are methods of enhancing plant growth, comprising treating seed at least one month prior to planting with an effective amount of a plant signal molecule, wherein upon harvesting the plant exhibits at least one of increased plant yield measured in terms of bushels/acre, increased root number, increased root length, increased root mass, increased root volume and increased leaf area, compared to plants harvested from untreated seed, or compared to plants harvested from seed treated with the signal molecule just prior to or within a week or less of planting.

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