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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Grasslanz Technology Limited, Hamilton, NZ;
The Grains Research and Development Corporation, Barton, AU;
David Edward Hume, Palmerston North, NZ;
Richard David Johnson, Palmerston North, NZ;
Wayne Roydon Simpson, Palmerston North, NZ;
Stuart Douglas Card, Palmerston North, NZ;
THE GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Barton, AU;
GRASSLANZ TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Hamilton, NZ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to at least one epichloae fungal endophyte strain combined with at least one species ofspp., which confers at least some level of pest protection on thespp. plant. In particular, the invention relates to an isolated strain of epichloae fungal endophyte selected from the group consisting of AR3039 (NRRL# 50716), AR3046 (NRRL# 50576), AR3049 (NRRL#50577), AR3050 (NRRL# 50578), AR3064 (NRRL# 50718), AR3067 (NRRL# 50719), AR3068 (NRRL# 50720), AR3073 (NRRL# 50721), AR3074 (NRRL# 50722), AR3076 (NRRL# 50723), and AR3078 (NRRL# 50724), and combinations thereof; aspp. plant infected with a fungal endophyte whereinspp. is not a natural host of the endophyte; a method of making a stable host plant/epichloae fungal endophyte combination; a method of conferring at least some level of pest protection on a hostspp. plant; and aspp. seed infected with an epichloae fungal endophyte.