Pseudomonas Koreensis Inoculant for Higher Crop Yield
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for new compositions and methods to enhance crop yield and plant growth in the face of burgeoning populations and increasing agricultural demands.
Innovation Solution
The use of isolated Pseudomonas koreensis strain NRRL B-67883, its biologically pure culture, and compositions comprising this strain for enhancing chlorophyll production, nutrient uptake, and plant growth, along with methods of application to plant propagation materials and growth media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional inoculant compositions are used, then basic plant growth enhancement is achieved, but crop yield enhancement is insufficient to meet increasing agricultural demands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent identifies and utilizes specific strain characteristics of Pseudomonas koreensis (deposit accession number NRRL B-67883) that enhance plant growth and crop yield. The invention changes the parameter of microbial strain selection from generic inoculants to a specific isolate with enhanced properties, including improved chlorophyll production, nutrient uptake, and overall plant health enhancement.
2Productivity
If more microorganisms are introduced to enhance plant growth, then crop yield increases, but the complexity of inoculant compositions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates a specific Pseudomonas koreensis strain (NRRL B-67883) from complex microbial communities to create a pure culture inoculant. This extraction approach maintains high crop yield enhancement effectiveness while simplifying the composition to a single, well-characterized microorganism rather than complex multi-species formulations.
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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.