Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant health, growth, yields and/or CBD content of Cannabis plants using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-67928.

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant health, growth, yields and/or CBD content of Cannabis plants using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-67928.

The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 10.sup.8 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.

The present invention relates to polymeric particles comprising a biodegradable polymer, and at least one microorganism in a total concentration of at least 10.sup.8 CFU/g dry weight that is stable for at least 35 weeks at 30° C. and optionally additional carriers and additives as well as to methods for producing polymeric particles and use thereof.

A biological inoculant having both fertilizing and fungicidal activity is disclosed. More particularly, a bio-inoculant having the said combined effects, comprising Bradyrhizobium japonicum and specific isolates from the Trichoderma genus is disclosed. The bio-inoculant is applied to soybean crops for preventing fungi borne diseases. More particularly, the bio-inoculant of the invention is useful for protecting soybean crops against infection by Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Cercospora sp., Sclerotinia sp. and Rhizoctonia sp.

A biological inoculant having both fertilizing and fungicidal activity is disclosed. More particularly, a bio-inoculant having the said combined effects, comprising Bradyrhizobium japonicum and specific isolates from the Trichoderma genus is disclosed. The bio-inoculant is applied to soybean crops for preventing fungi borne diseases. More particularly, the bio-inoculant of the invention is useful for protecting soybean crops against infection by Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Cercospora sp., Sclerotinia sp. and Rhizoctonia sp.

The present invention aims to provide a disease control agent for a plant selected from the group consisting of Brassicaceae plant; beans; maize; wheat variety; tubers and roots; and sugar beet; the disease being a disease caused by a fungus selected from the group consisting of fungi belonging to the genus Rhizoctonia, fungi belonging to the genus Fusarium, fungi belonging to the genus Pythium, fungi belonging to the genus Microdochium, fungi belonging to the genus Tilletia, fungi belonging to the genus Ustilago, fungi belonging to the genus Streptomyces, fungi belonging to the genus Erwinia, and fungi belonging to the genus Aphanomyces. The disease is controlled by treating seeds, seedlings, or soil of the plant using a filamentous fungus belonging to the genus Talaromyces.

The present invention aims to provide a disease control agent for a plant selected from the group consisting of Brassicaceae plant; beans; maize; wheat variety; tubers and roots; and sugar beet; the disease being a disease caused by a fungus selected from the group consisting of fungi belonging to the genus Rhizoctonia, fungi belonging to the genus Fusarium, fungi belonging to the genus Pythium, fungi belonging to the genus Microdochium, fungi belonging to the genus Tilletia, fungi belonging to the genus Ustilago, fungi belonging to the genus Streptomyces, fungi belonging to the genus Erwinia, and fungi belonging to the genus Aphanomyces. The disease is controlled by treating seeds, seedlings, or soil of the plant using a filamentous fungus belonging to the genus Talaromyces.

This invention describes discovery and development of a biological system of plant growth promotion and environmental improvement by carbon sequestration and/or nitrogen utilization by application of a microbial agent, e.g., a highly effective strain of T. viride, particularly strains NRRL B-50520 and/or K5. This strain outperforms the best current strains of Trichoderma used for this purpose available commercially. The highly active products also are expected to increase plant productivity and improve quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers or other plant products. The invention also describes and demonstrates that strain combinations including Bacillus amyloliquifaciens AS2 or AS3, as well as disclosed metabolites, promote plant growth. This is true across monocots and dicots, seed treatments and foliar sprays. In the field plant height, shoot weight, root weight, and photosynthesis (Spad meter readings) were all increased in comparison to the untreated control as well as the leading biological seed treatments. The invention also describes metabolite utilization for enhancing plant growth.

This invention describes discovery and development of a biological system of plant growth promotion and environmental improvement by carbon sequestration and/or nitrogen utilization by application of a microbial agent, e.g., a highly effective strain of T. viride, particularly strains NRRL B-50520 and/or K5. This strain outperforms the best current strains of Trichoderma used for this purpose available commercially. The highly active products also are expected to increase plant productivity and improve quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers or other plant products. The invention also describes and demonstrates that strain combinations including Bacillus amyloliquifaciens AS2 or AS3, as well as disclosed metabolites, promote plant growth. This is true across monocots and dicots, seed treatments and foliar sprays. In the field plant height, shoot weight, root weight, and photosynthesis (Spad meter readings) were all increased in comparison to the untreated control as well as the leading biological seed treatments. The invention also describes metabolite utilization for enhancing plant growth.