Methods of use for Muscodor albus strain producing volatile organic compounds
Disclosed herein are methods for promoting plant growth by treatment, either directly or indirectly, with isolated Muscodor albus strain. A method for increasing an amount of beneficial microbes in a soil can include applying to the soil, to a plant grown in the soil, and/or a seed and/or a substrate used for growing a plant in the soil, an effective amount of a composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) fermentation. Methods can promote plant growth, such as increate plant height and/or biomass, as well as induce earlier fruiting and flowering.
1 . A method for increasing biomass of a plant comprising the step of:
applying to the plant and/or a seed and/or a substrate used for growing said plant an effective amount of a composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) fermentation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises applying a grain inoculated with Muscodor albus strain SA-13 to the substrate used for growing the plant.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) is prepared by soaking barley in fermentation whole cell broth, removing excess liquid, and drying the barley.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant is selected from: tomato, broccoli, lettuce, corn, and strawberry.
5 . A method for increasing an amount of beneficial microbes in a soil, comprising the step of:
applying to the soil, to a plant grown in the soil, and/or a seed and/or a substrate used for growing a plant in the soil, an effective amount of a composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) fermentation.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the method comprises applying a grain inoculated with Muscodor albus strain SA-13 to the substrate used for growing the plant in the soil.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plant is broccoli.
8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) is prepared by soaking barley in fermentation whole cell broth, removing excess liquid, and drying the barley.
9 . A method for inducing early flowering in a plant, comprising the step of:
applying to the plant and/or a seed and/or a substrate used for growing said plant an effective amount of a composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) fermentation.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the method comprises applying a grain inoculated with Muscodor albus strain SA-13 to the substrate used for growing the plant.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition comprising Muscodor albus strain SA-13 (NRRL Accession No. B-50774) is prepared by soaking barley in fermentation whole cell broth, removing excess liquid, and drying the barley.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the plant is tomato, and/or strawberry.