Brevibacterium celere C-924 Composition Replacing Hormonal Inducers
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for environmentally friendly and health-safe flowering inducers that can replace hormonal or chemical treatments in agriculture without disrupting the biological balance or harming the environment.
Innovation Solution
A flower-inducing composition containing the B. celere C-924 microbial strain bacteria, applied to the soil or substrate, which acts as a flowering inducer for various crops, including tomatoes, cucumbers, bananas, guavas, Sacha Inchi, and ornamental plants like roses, using concentrations between 10^6 cfu and 10^12 cfu per gram of solid or mL of liquid composition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hormonal or chemical flowering inducers are used to induce flowering in crops, then flowering induction effectiveness is improved, but environmental safety and human health safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by beneficial microorganisms as intermediary substances to induce flowering. These VOCs act as natural mediators between the microbial agents and plant flowering processes, replacing direct application of harmful hormonal chemicals while achieving the desired flowering induction effect through biochemical signaling pathways.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the chemical-mechanical system of direct hormone application with a biological system where microorganisms naturally produce flowering-inducing volatile compounds. This substitution eliminates the need for synthetic chemical inducers while maintaining flowering induction effectiveness through natural microbial metabolism.
2Productivity
If beneficial microorganisms are introduced to improve crop productivity, then crop yield is improved, but biological balance disruption risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The beneficial microorganisms introduced into the soil or substrate independently produce volatile organic compounds that induce flowering without requiring external chemical inputs. The microorganisms self-regulate their metabolic activities to generate flowering-inducing VOCs, maintaining biological balance while improving crop productivity through natural processes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The B. celere C-924 strain effectively induces flowering in target plants, increasing the number of flowers and fruits, and can replace hormonal treatments, demonstrating its efficacy as a safe and effective alternative to chemical inducers.
Implementation Method 1
Major case studies have provided evidence that volatile organic compounds released by various microorganisms, such as Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Arthrobacter sp., Fusarium sp., and Alternaria sp. could stimulate growth in specific 'target' plantlets
Implementation Method 2
Flower induction is a physiological process in which the metabolism of hormones undergoes a qualitative change
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AI summary
Flowering-inducing composition containing bacteria from Brevibacterium celere C-924 strain and excipients or stabilizers. The mentioned agent can increase the number of flowers and produce an earlier inflorescence in cultivated plants. A method to induce plant flowering based on administering a composition containing bacteria from Brevibacterium celere C-924 strain to the soil or a substrate. Utilization of bacteria from Brevibacterium celere C-924 strain to produce a flowering-inducing composition in plants.