Bacillus thuringiensis Microbial Compositions for Plant Growth
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of efficient selection procedures for microbial strains with high root-colonizing ability, which hinders the development and deployment of Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms (PGPM) in agriculture, and there is a need for new PGPM and compatibility testing with existing crop management products.
Innovation Solution
The development of microbial compositions and methods involving isolated Bacillus thuringiensis microbial strains, such as SGI-020-A01, and their use in enhancing plant growth, suppressing pathogens, and treating plant seeds, with the option of combining with fertilizers, pesticides, or other compounds in various formulations like emulsions, dusts, or seed coatings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If microbial inoculants are applied without human intervention in natural soil environment, then they can potentially promote plant growth, but their survival rate and efficacy are low due to insufficient colony forming units per gram of soil
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-formulating microbial inoculants with protective carriers and optimal concentration ratios before field application. This ensures that sufficient colony forming units are delivered to the soil environment in advance, overcoming the natural dilution and survival challenges that would occur without human intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining microbial cultures with protective carriers, adjuvants, and formulation ingredients to create stable inoculant products. This composite approach protects the microbes during storage and application, ensuring higher survival rates and efficacy when applied to soil.
2Productivity
If chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used to control plant growth and pests, then agricultural productivity can be maintained, but negative impacts on human health and environment quality occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical systems with biological systems by using plant growth-promoting microbes and biological control agents instead of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. This substitution maintains agricultural productivity through natural biological processes while eliminating the harmful chemical residues and environmental contamination associated with conventional chemical agriculture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies self-service by utilizing naturally occurring beneficial microbes and biological control agents that work autonomously in the ecosystem. These biological agents self-regulate pest populations and promote plant growth through natural mechanisms, eliminating the need for continuous chemical applications and reducing long-term environmental burden.
3Productivity
If selection procedures for microbial strains with high root-colonizing ability are not developed, then the study of plant-bacterial symbioses and deployment of PGPM in agriculture is slowed down
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by establishing specific selection criteria and measurable parameters for identifying microbial strains with high root-colonizing ability. This systematic approach to selecting and characterizing PGPM strains accelerates the study of plant-bacterial symbioses and facilitates the deployment of effective microbial products in agriculture.
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Microbial strains, compositions, and methods of use thereof to enhance the growth and/or yield of a plant are provided. Also provided are materials and methods for presenting, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or phytopathogenic diseases. The disclosure also provides non-naturally occurring plant and derivatives thereof such as plants artificially infected with a microbial strain of the invention.