Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for improving the rainfastness of proteins, such as enzymes and cell-signaling peptides, on plants and other surfaces that may be susceptible to infestation and/or infection by bacteria, fungi, etc. Particularly useful are rain fasteners selected from the group consisting of organo-modified siloxanes, such as polyether trisiloxanes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated Pseudomonas koreensis strains useful for enhancing crop yield, as well as inoculant compositions comprising one or more of the isolated strains, seeds that have been treated with one or more of the isolated strains, and methods of using the isolated strains to enhance root growth, nutrient uptake, chlorophyll content, etc.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated Microbacterium trichothecenolyticum strains useful for enhancing crop yield, as well as incoluant compositions comprising one or more of the isolated strains, seeds that have been treated with one or more of the isolated strains, and methods of using the isolated strains to enhance root nodulation, nutrient uptake, chlorophyll content, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic and polyareneazole pulp for use as reinforcement material in products including for example fluid sealing materials, as a processing aid including its use as a thixotrope, and as a filter material. The pulp comprises (a) irregularly shaped, thermoplastic fiber fibrous structures, (b) irregularly shaped, polyareneazole fibrous structures and (c) water, whereby thermoplastic fiber fibrils and/or stalks are substantially entangled with polyareneazole fibrils and/or stalks. The invention further relates to processes for making such thermoplastic and polyareneazole pulp.