Composition and method for reducing fungal infections in crops
A composition useful for application to plants, seeds or soil to inhibit fungal infections comprises a protein source inoculated with from 5×10 7 cfu to 5×10 9 cfu of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain per gram of the protein source.
1. A process, comprising applying to a seed, or to soil in which a plant is grown, a composition comprising a protein source selected from soybean flour or cotton seed meal and from 5×10 7 cfu to 5×10 9 cfu of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain per gram of the protein source.
2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the composition is added to the soil in which the plant is grown, such that the composition is present in the soil at an amount of from about 0.33% to about 5% of the mass of the soil.
3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain has the identifying characteristics of a bacterium designated strain OBT 712, deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-122189.
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain has the identifying characteristics of a bacterium designated strain OBT 730, deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-124660.
5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the plant is infected with a strain of Fusarium oxysporum.
6. A process, comprising applying to a plant, or to soil in which a plant is grown, effluent from a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain grown in a cultivation medium, the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain having the identifying characteristics of a bacterium designated strain OBT 712, deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-122189, wherein the cultivation medium is tryptic soy broth.
7. A process, comprising applying to a seed, or to soil in which a plant is grown, a composition comprising soybean flour and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain having the identifying characteristics of a bacterium designated strain OBT 712, deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-122189 in an amount of from 5×10 7 cfu to 5×10 9 cfu Bacillus amyloliquefaciens per gram of soybean flour.
8. A process, comprising:
providing a composition comprising a protein source selected from soybean flour or cotton seed meal and from 5×10 7 cfu to 5×10 9 cfu of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain per gram of the protein source; and
applying the composition to a seed or to soil.
9. The process of claim 8 , wherein the composition is applied to the seed.
10. The process of claim 9 , wherein the composition comprises soybean flour and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain having the identifying characteristics of a bacterium designated strain OBT 712, deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-122189 in an amount of from 5×10 7 cfu to 5×10 9 cfu Bacillus amyloliquefaciens per gram of soybean flour.