Patents Assigned to Cominco Fertilizers
  • Bacterial cultures for root-colonizing plants
    Patent number: 5503652
    Abstract: Bacterial strains can be reproducibly isolated from soil that are root-colonizing and directly promote plant development. For example, strains of soil bacteria are provided that are good root colonizers and that promote plant growth under gnotobiotic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Cominco Fertilizers
    Inventors: Joseph W. Kloepper, Catherine Simonson, Ran Lifshitz
  • Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for agronomic, nonroot crops
    Patent number: 5503651
    Abstract: Bacterial strains can be reproducibly isolated from the rhizosphere that enhance yield in nonroot crops under field conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Cominco Fertilizers
    Inventors: Joseph Kloepper, Fran Scher