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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jed W Fahey, Columbia, MD (US);
Joanna Anders, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Assignee:
Crop Genetics International Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ; A01C / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47 576 ; 47 57605 ; 47 57613 ; 47 57614 ; 47 57615 ; 47 57618 ; 4351723 ; 424 934 ;
Abstract
A seed containing beneficial microorganisms, which, upon germination gives rise to a plant colonized by the microorganisms, and a method for producing the seed are provided. The seed is produced by adding the microorganisms to a biologically compatible liquid carrier to form a suspension of the microorganisms in the carrier, impregnating the seeds with the suspension, and removing the excess carrier from the seeds, whereby the viability of the microorganisms and the seeds is maintained. Plants colonized by beneficial microorganisms and methods of producing such plants are also disclosed.