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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
May. 02, 2002
Tsuyoshi Isawa, Moriya, JP;
Naoya Hiruma, Fujinomiya, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Fujinomiya, JP;
Munehiro Noda, Fujinomiya, JP;
Yohsuke Kurihara, Fujinomiya, JP;
Madoka Kon, Fujinomiya, JP;
Tsuyoshi Isawa, Moriya, JP;
Naoya Hiruma, Fujinomiya, JP;
Takahiro Imada, Fujinomiya, JP;
Munehiro Noda, Fujinomiya, JP;
Yohsuke Kurihara, Fujinomiya, JP;
Madoka Kon, Fujinomiya, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a rice plant that shows enhanced growth and increased seed production, which also enables reduction of the use of chemical fertilizers. In the present invention, a nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacterium is isolated from bacteria symbiotically inhabiting natural plants, the isolated endophytic bacterium is artificially proliferated and then artificially inoculated into rice plants, and thus, the nitrogen-fixing endophytic bacteria are allowed to infect to rice plants.