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 the soil a microalgae consortium composition comprising Scenedesmus quadricauda, Nannochloris sp., Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus dimorphus, Scenedesmus obliquus , and Chlamydomonas moewusii.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises at least one of Chlorella sorokiniana, Cosmocladium perissum, Chlamydomonas sajao , and Paenibacillus polymyxa.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
6. The method of claim 2 , 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 concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
8. 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.
9. A method of solubilizing sodium in soil, comprising:
applying to the soil a microalgae consortium composition comprising Chlamydomonas moewussii, Cosmocladium perissum , and Paenibacillus polymyxa.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises at least one of Chlamydomonas sajao, Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus obliquus, Scenedesmus dimorphus, Scenedesmus quadricauda , and Nannochloris sp.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil before seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the microalgae consortium is applied to soil after seeds or plants are planted in the soil.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.
17. A method of increasing cation exchange capacity of a soil, the method comprising:
applying to the soil a microalgae consortium composition comprising Chlamydomonas moewussii, Cosmocladium perissum , and Paenibacillus polymyxa.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the microalgae consortium further comprises at least one of Chlamydomonas sajao, Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus obliquus, Scenedesmus dimorphus, Scenedesmus quadricauda , and Nannochloris sp.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the concentration of each type of microalgae in the microalgae consortium applied is at least 1×10 3 cells/mL.