The subject invention provides microbe-based compositions comprising biologically pure yeasts, and/or one or more microbial growth by-products, such as enzymes. In certain embodiments, the enzymes are phytases. Methods of using these compositions to liberate phosphates from phytic acid-containing organic matter are also provided.

Compositions of micronutrients and organic compounds used in the treatment, coating and encrustation of seeds of cultivated plants, the compositions associated with the assistance and stimulation of the process of biological nitrogen fixation in the crop cycle, and advantageous in the event of abiotic stresses, mainly in the establishment and germination of the crop and stimulation of the plant growth provided by the components thereof. Formulations of the composition are combinations of cobalt, molybdenum, nickel, amino acids, plant extracts and algae extracts, within the variations and proportions thereof, together with additives and excipients.

The invention relates to a coated granular fertilizer, preferably wherein granules are sulfate-based or phosphate-based. When sulfate-based granules, as in ammonium sulfate, the coating substance is an inorganic salt of alkaline earth elements, preferably calcium, such that when applied to the surface of fertilizers, forms calcium sulfate, preferably a calcium sulfate-dihydrate, as a protective coating. For a reactive coating of a thiosulfate, free sulfuric acid present on the granule reacts to provide an elemental sulfur coating. For ammonium phosphate-based granules, coatings may comprise compounds of Ca.sup.++, Al.sup.+++ and/or Fe.sup.+++ salts thereby forming a calcium, an aluminum, an iron, or mixed cation phosphate protective coating. Thiosulfate is also effective with phosphate-based granules which arc manufactured with sulfuric acid. Granules coated according to the disclosure have advantageous properties as the coating can be applied in a specified and sparing manner due to its tendency to adhere to surfaces during the reaction. Coated fertilizer granules of the disclosure are also advantageous in that, with regard to the applied amount of coating, they provide increased resistance to dusting in long term warehouse storage, to moisture uptake and to oxidative heating. Coating components also add nutrients to plants that can provide nutrients over a longer period of time such as a slow-release characteristic.

The present invention relates to a biostimulant and biofertilizer bioinoculant composition in a Solanum tuberosum-based medium, which comprises microorganisms that produce siderophores and indole derivatives, solubilize phosphorus and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Said composition further comprises one or more indole derivatives and includes at least one additional carbon source. It is also disclosed a method for producing said composition. The composition of the present invention provides an alternative to chemical fertilization of crops, promotes plant growth by maintaining stable cell counts after its application to a substrate or to plant material and has extended shelf life.

An system for processing biomass comprising a stator, a rotor having an axis of rotation, the rotor being disposed inside the stator and configured to rotate about the axis of rotation therein, a processing chamber defined between the rotor and the stator, an inlet in fluid communication with the processing chamber which is designed to introduce unprocessed biomass into the processing chamber, an outlet in fluid communication with the processing chamber which is designed to carry out processed biomass from the processing chamber and a pump operationally associated with the inlet and the outlet, wherein the pump is configured to pump the unprocessed biomass through the processing chamber.

A method of producing a fertiliser composition, the method comprising: (a) providing partially decomposed organic matter; (b) contacting the organic matter with: (i) an anaerobic digestate; (ii) a source of nitrate ion; (iii) a source of ammonia; and (c) contacting the mixture obtained in step (b) with a source of carbon dioxid. Also claimed is a fertiliser composition comprising partially decomposed organic matter admixed with an anaerobic digestate, a source of nitrate ion, a source of ammonia and carbon dioxide.

The present invention provides a method for reducing plant water stress which comprises contacting plants with dry milled fibre, particularly wheat fibre and pea fibre. Said contacting is carried out in a manner selected from the group consisting of coating seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, pelletizing seeds with a mixture comprising dry milled fibre, applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of granules, and applying a mixture comprising dry milled fibre in the form of tablets. Prior to said contacting, dry milled fibre is admixed with soil for plants, and the resulting mixture may optional comprise further additives such as fillers, binders, inert powders, colouring agents, fertilizers, fungicides, growth hormones, or microorganisms for inoculation.

Provided herein are methodology and composition for use of any nut (such as almond, walnut, or pistachio) or legume (peanut) shell and/or husk material in a growing substrate, with or without other components such as peat, perlite, or coir; for plant growth, whether it be used in its whole form or some reduced form such as, having been chipped or ground, and whether composted or not.

A system and method for commercial production of aqueous Sargassum seaweed extract concentrate having arsenic level of around 1.32-15 mg/l; cadmium level of around 0.005-5 mg/l; lead level of around 0.2-12 mg/l; mercury level of around 0.00002-2 mg/l; and pH of around 7.4-9 is disclosed. The resulting seaweed extract concentrate can be used in plant and soil amendments, rooting hormones, other organic plant and soil amendments, organic fertilizers, adjuvants for use with organic pesticides, organic fungicides, in combinations of organic pesticides, with fungicides, and as fertilizers for agricultural, commercial and domestic use. The resulting seaweed extract concentrate can also be used to regulate plant growth, or as a plant nutrient. The method is believed to be able to prepare an extract concentrate from any high protein biomass, including Sargassum, water hyacinth or other seaweed.

A plant growth medium composition and production process thereof is provided. The growth medium composition comprises a coconut coir pith and one or more additives mixed into the coconut coir pith processed into a formed growth medium suitable for facilitating the growth of one or more plants. The production process comprises the steps of cracking, dehusking, and removing the meat from the whole coconut. The coconut coir is then washed and mulched, and an additive mixture is mixed with the coconut coir pith. The coconut coir pith and additive mixture is processed into a desired form, and the additive mixture is applied to the exterior surface thereof. The final product is then packaged before being transported to a horticulturist.