The present disclosure provides compositions comprising novel endophytes capable of promoting germination endophytes that have a symbiotic relationship with plants. The present disclosure further provides methods of improving seed vitality, biotic and abiotic stress resistance, plant health and yield under both stressed and unstressed environmental conditions, comprising inoculating a seed with the novel endophyte strains and cultivating a plant therefrom.

Described herein are compositions and methods related to isolated Trichoderma harzianum and strains thereof.

This invention consists of a consortium of plant-growth promoting microorganisms including Pseudomonas stutzeri, Pseudomonas denitrificans, Pseudomonas resinovorans, Pseudomonas brassicacearum, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Shimwellia blattae and Klebsiella oxytoca. The bacterial consortium along with a vehicle suitable for agricultural application, form a biofertilizer useful to enhance agricultural yield when applied to cultivation plants. The biofertilizer described present a long shelf life and preserve a high cell density along the time.

A method for inhibiting methane production in the digestive tract of methanogenic Archaea (e.g., termites, other wood boring pests). The inhibiting of the critical biochemical pathways specific to the methanogenic Archaea is achieved by having the methanogenic Archaea ingest an anti-methanogenic compound. The anti-methanogenic compound may include, for example, naturally-occurring statins or derivatives thereof, linoleic acid or related compounds, essential oils, or some combination thereof. The naturally-occurring statins can be found in the red yeast rice extract or related biomass. As a result, the effectiveness of the methanogenic Archaea to produce methane is compromised, which subsequently results into the malfunctioning of the xylophages' digestive system. This provides a safe, natural, green and sustainable means of controlling many pests such as the Asian Beetle, Emerald Ash borer, Weevils, Deathwatch Caterpillars, and termites.

The present invention relates to a biological product useful for the control of fungal diseases in plants comprising bacteria of Gluconobacter genus and yeast of Hanseniaspora genus. It also includes a method for preparing the aforementioned biological product and uses thereof to treat, prevent, control or cure fungal diseases in plants.

This invention relates to methods and compositions for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a beneficial endophyte of the genus Streptomyces, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with said endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified endophytes, synthetic combinations comprising endophytes, and methods of making and using the same. In particular, this invention relates to compositions and methods of improving soybean and maize plants.

Materials and methods for improving plant traits and for providing plant benefits are provided. In some embodiments, the materials, and methods employing the same, can comprise endophytes.

This invention relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a plant by associating the plant with a complex endophyte comprising a host fungus further comprising a component bacterium, including benefits to a plant derived from a seed or other plant element treated with a complex endophyte. For example, this invention provides purified complex endophytes, purified complex endophyte components such as bacteria or fungi, synthetic combinations comprising said complex endophytes and/or components, and methods of making and using the same.

Disclosed are methods of enhancing plant growth, comprising treating plant seed or the plant that germinates from the seed with an effective amount of at least one chitooligosaccharide, wherein upon harvesting the plant exhibits at least one of increased plant yield measured in terms of bushels/acre, increased root number, increased root length, increased root mass, increased root volume and increased leaf area, compared to untreated plants or plants harvested from untreated seed.

The present invention deals with a mycoherbicidal isolate of Setosphaeria monoceras sp. or extracts obtained therefrom, useful for the control of Water hyacinth. The present invention also discloses biological control compositions comprising fungal isolate extract formulated in a growth medium for maintaining the viability of extract when the biological control composition is applied to weed. The present invention also discloses methods of screening fungal isolate to determine if they exhibit biocontrol activity. The present invention also discloses use of Setosphaeria monoceras strain. In yet a further aspect the invention relates to use of an Setosphaeria strain for producing a herbicidal agent effective for controlling growth of water hyacinth plants. The strain used preferably is a strain having the characterizing features of Setosphaeria strain AGWH#1 1 as deposited at IMTECH under accession number MTCC 5974. The present invention to provide the 18s rRNA sequence analysis showed 96% nucleotide similarity of the Fungi to Setosphaeria monoceras. (AGBIO designated AGWH#1 1/NCIM1370/MTCC 5974) but also indicated nucleotide variation of this fungus from other known genus of Bipolaris, Pleosporaceae, Cochiliobolus, Alternaria including an environmentally acceptable alternative to synthetic chemical herbicides for the control of weeds, such as Water hyacinth. The present invention also discloses methods of whole genome study of strain.