The present invention concerns the use of an inoculum of at least one strain of Penicillium brasilianum for improving plant growth conditions. It also concerns a method of increasing the availability of phosphorus and/or micronutrients for plant uptake from a plant growth substrate, said method comprising applying to the plant growth substrate an effective amount of an inoculum of Penicillium brasilianum.

Remote access methods and systems for plant pathogen (e.g., fungi or fungus-like organisms) assessment and management, and uses thereof, in particular for real-time agricultural applications, are described herein. In embodiments, the method and systems combine the capture of pathogenic spores (e.g., by impaction on an adhesive surface), laboratory analysis to identify the spores (e.g., by microscopy and/or PGR), collecting weather data, determining the level of risk for each pathogen, and providing an output to a user, who may for example access such risk data remotely as a risk report. A weather station is installed in proximity to the field/area where the spore sampling/collection occurs, and allows the constant transfer of weather data to effect the risk assessment. The risk assessment may be used to direct and optimize pesticide (e.g., fungicide) application in accordance with the pathogen identification and assessed risk level.

The present invention relates to genetically modified ascomycetous filamentous fungi, particularly of the species Thermothelomyces heterothallica, capable of producing elevated amounts of nicotinamide riboside.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

The invention relates to an integrated process for alcohol production from lignocellulosic material.

Provided is a highly efficient ethanol-fermentative yeast having high efficiency in ethanol production without introducing a foreign gene. The highly efficient ethanol-fermentative yeast is a fermentative yeast that effectively produces ethanol from pentose and hexose and is deposited to NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary under the accession number NITE BP-01962.

A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.

Provided are an astragalus membranaceus fermentation product and a method of producing the astragalus membranaceus fermentation product, in which a lactic acid bacteria starter or a yeast starter proliferated and cultured in a medium is inoculated into a mixture, in which astragalus membranaceus, sugar, and water are mixed, to be fermented, and then a pH of a fermentation material obtained by fermenting is measured, and the fermentation material having a pH within a predetermined range is filtered and dried to obtain the astragalus membranaceus fermentation product.

The present invention relates to improved methods for producing jasmonates such as jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate in filamentous fungi under shaking conditions, hence enabling scale-up manufacturing processes using conventional fermenters. Specifically, one or more fungal quorum sensing molecules and/or jasmonate production elicitors can be added in the nutrient medium during cultivation of the filamentous fungi to induce formation of favorable morphologies and jasmonate production.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.