Bio-stimulant for improved plant growth and development
A bio-stimulant composition for obtaining improved plant growth, either combined or uncombined with urea and/or other agricultural compounds, as well of methods of producing and using said composition.
1. A method effective in increasing pasture dry matter response comprising:
applying to pasture a composition comprising:
a fermentation broth formulated for foliar application, wherein the fermentation broth comprises a mixture of cellular components from one or more strains of bacteria and one or more strains of yeast which have been grown in a broth to a range of about 10 6 to about 10 10 cfu/ml and then lysed in the broth.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises urea.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus , and Propionibacter strains.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the yeast are selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, Candida, Pichia, Hanseniaspora, Metschnikowia, lssatchenkia , and Kloeckera strains.
5. A method effective in stimulating nitrogen uptake in plants comprising:
applying to a plant a composition comprising:
a fermentation broth formulated for foliar application, wherein the fermentation broth comprises a mixture of cellular components from one or more strains of bacteria and one or more strains of yeast which have been grown in a broth to a range of about 10 6 to about 10 10 cfu/ml and then lysed in the broth.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plant is selected from the group consisting of corn, potato, and cotton.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus , and Propionibacter strains.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the yeast are selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, Candida, Pichia, Hanseniaspora, Metschnikowia, lssatchenkia , and Kloeckera strains.
9. A method effective in stimulating amino acid synthesis in plants comprising:
applying to a plant a composition comprising:
a fermentation broth formulated for foliar application, wherein the fermentation broth comprises a mixture of cellular components from one or more strains of bacteria and one or more strains of yeast which have been grown in a broth to a range of about 10 6 to about 10 10 cfu/ml and then lysed in the broth.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plant is selected from the group consisting of corn, potato, and cotton.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus , and Propionibacter strains.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the yeast are selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, Candida, Pichia, Hanseniaspora, Metschnikowia, lssatchenkia , and Kloeckera strains.
13. A method comprising:
applying to pasture a composition comprising:
a fermentation broth formulated for foliar application, wherein the fermentation broth comprises a mixture of cellular components from one or more strains of bacteria and one or more strains of yeast which have been grown in a broth to a range of about 10 6 to about 10 10 cfu/ml and then lysed in the broth.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus , and Propionibacter strains.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the yeast are selected from the group consisting of Saccharomyces, Candida, Pichia, Hanseniaspora, Metschnikowia, lssatchenkia , and Kloeckera strains.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pasture of clover.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the composition further comprises urea.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the clover is white clover.