Biological compositions and methods for enhancing plant growth and health and producing disease-suppressive plants
US6524998B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/125
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention accelerates the growth of all types of plants, i.e. tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, tobacco, horticultural crops, and others, and increases plant health. The invention is designed to increase the rate of seedling growth in the soil or in the greenhouse; and produce seeds having a coating imparting resistance to disease, thereby decreasing the time required to produce transplants in seedling greenhouses prior to transplanting into agricultural fields; and develop “disease-suppressive” transplant plugs, which are protected for a time from multiple diseases through combined mechanisms of stimulated plant defense and increased activity of indigenous antagonistic microorganisms on plant roots. Compositions and methods of use are provided.
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