Methods and compositions for treating soil and plants
The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil.
1. A method of solubilizing sodium in soil, comprising applying to soil a microalgae consortium composition comprising Scenedesmus quadricauda, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus dimorphus, Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlamydomonas moewusii.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises Chlorella sorokiniana, Cosmocladium perissum , and Chlamydomonas sajao.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises Paenibacillus polymyxa.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises Paenibacillus polymyxa.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after plants emerge.
8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
10. The method of claim 2 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after plants emerge.
11. The method of claim 3 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
12. The method of claim 3 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
13. The method of claim 3 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after plants emerge.
14. The method of claim 4 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
15. The method of claim 4 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
16. The method of claim 4 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after plants emerge.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
18. The method of claim 2 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
19. The method of claim 3 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
20. The method of claim 4 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.