MICROBIAL CONSORTIA

Abstract

This application discloses microbial consortia and compositions including microbes for use in agricultural and biodegradation applications. In some embodiments, soil, plants, and / or plant parts (such as seeds, seedlings, shoots, roots, leaves, fruits, stems, or branches) are brought into contact with a disclosed microbial consortium or composition including microbes. The microbial consortia or compositions containing microbes may be applied to soil, plants, and / or plant parts, alone or in combination with additional components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and / or liquid fertilizer). In further embodiments, the disclosed microbial consortia or compositions including microbes are used in methods for degrading biological materials, such as biological materials containing chitin.

Claims

1. An agricultural composition characterized in that it comprises the microbes deposited in the ATCC under deposit number PTA-121750 and chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and combinations thereof. Seven claims follow.