The present disclosure discloses a Pichia kudriavzevii and a multifunctional complex microbial inoculant and use thereof, and belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The Pichia kudriavzevii of the present disclosure has a degrading ability of lactic acid as high as 12.69 g.Math.L.sup.−1, which is 2.04 times that of a type strain. At the same time, the strain can also metabolize ethanol and has an OD.sub.600 of 4.48 after fermentation in a sorghum juice medium at 30° C. and 200 rpm for 3 d. The Pichia kudriavzevii could completely consume 58 g.Math.L.sup.−1 of glucose in the sorghum juice medium after 60 h of fermentation and produce 13.06 g.Math.L.sup.−1 of ethanol. The Pichia kudriavzevii degrades lactic acid and can relieve a lactic acid pressure of a fermentation system and enable Saccharomyces cerevisiae to grow and metabolize to produce wine. In addition, the strain and the microbial inoculant thereof can inhibit the production of filamentous fungi and geosmin and have important use prospects for maintaining homeostasis of a fermentation system and food preservation.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

Methods for controlling pathogenic plant nematodes using organic soil amendments applied to soil and/or plants, methods of improving the performance and/or improving the health of a ruminant animal and methods of decreasing nematodes in a ruminant animal are described.

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing soil health and/or plant health. In particular, the subject invention relates to compositions comprising microbes and/or their growth by-products for use in improving fertility, salinity, water retention, and other soil characteristics, as well as controlling pests and stimulating the growth of plants. In certain embodiments, the growth by-products are biosurfactants.

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing soil health and/or plant health. In particular, the subject invention relates to compositions comprising microbes and/or their growth by-products for use in improving fertility, salinity, water retention, and other soil characteristics, as well as controlling pests and stimulating the growth of plants. In certain embodiments, the growth by-products are biosurfactants.

Disclosed herein are biocontrol compositions against plant fungal pathogens and methods of use thereof for the prevention or reduction of crop loss or food spoilage.

Disclosed herein are biocontrol compositions against plant fungal pathogens and methods of use thereof for the prevention or reduction of crop loss or food spoilage.

The subject invention provides biopesticide compositions and their use in controlling a broad spectrum of pests, including arthropods, bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, parasites, nematodes, and/or pests that act as disease vectors. The compositions of the subject invention utilize beneficial microorganisms to target one or more pests that cause harm and/or damage to humans, animals, plants, and/or man-made structures, such as homes. In certain embodiments, the compositions comprise at least one species of entomopathogenic fungus.

The subject invention provides biopesticide compositions and their use in controlling a broad spectrum of pests, including arthropods, bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, parasites, nematodes, and/or pests that act as disease vectors. The compositions of the subject invention utilize beneficial microorganisms to target one or more pests that cause harm and/or damage to humans, animals, plants, and/or man-made structures, such as homes. In certain embodiments, the compositions comprise at least one species of entomopathogenic fungus.