Methods and compositions for increasing the amounts of phosphorus available for plant uptake from soils
US8278247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC05B17/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of enhancing growth conditions for plants by growing the plants in soil containing, in proximity to the plant roots, both a phosphorus source and at least two strains of the fungus Penicillium, particularly P. bilaiae, more particularly strains NRRL 50162 and NRRL 50169.
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