Auburn University

Paul A Backman

Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana

Sadik Tuzun

Nancy M Kokalis

A formulation which induces systemic immunity in plants which comprise a surfactant which reduces the surface tension to below about 30 dynes/cm and the contact angle of liquids on the surface to zero. The plants which have been immunized and a method of applying the formulation to induce such immunity to the plants.

Induced systemic resistance of plants to pathogenic microorganisms

A method of controlling the population of a first microorganism at a foliar locus by preferentially enhancing the population of a second microorganism at said locus, comprises applying to the locus an amount of a durable selective habitat enhancer which substantially preferentially potentiates growth of said second microorganism with respect to said first microorganism. The durable selective habitat enhancer preferably comprises a substantially water-insoluble, weather resistant polymeric substrate and a binder which increases the durability of the habitat enhancer. The second microorganism can be endogenous to the foliar locus or exogenously applied. Chitin and cellulose are preferred habitat enhancers.

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Auburn, AL, United States of America

Paul A Backman