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Compositions and methods comprising endophytic bacterium for application to grasses to increase plant growth, suppress soil borne fungal diseases, and reduce vigor of weedy competitors

Patent number: 10721936

Abstract: Endophytic bacteria, compositions comprising the same, and methods of use thereof are disclosed which increase the root and shoot growth of grass hosts, suppress growth of soil borne fungal pathogens of host plants, increase resistance of the grass to diseases and reduce competitiveness of distantly related competitor weeds of the crop.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 21, 2017

Date of Patent: July 28, 2020

Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of NJ, United States Geological Survey

Inventors: James F. White, Jr., Kurt P. Kowalski, Kathryn Kingsley