Patent ID: 11882838
Assignee: THE FLINDERS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 8:
9. A composition comprising a canola seed and a bacterial inoculant for improving growth of a canola plant under water limited conditions, wherein the bacterial inoculant includes a microorganism of the genus Paenibacillus at a concentration of at least 3.3×104 CFU/seed, the microorganism having a 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence comprising a sequence that is 100% identical to SEQ ID NO: 4 wherein the bacterial inoculant enhances a growth parameter of a mean establishment plants per meter relative to an untreated control, and wherein the bacterial inoculant comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of one or more gums, one or more clay or peat based carriers, one or more nutrients including carbon or nitrogen sources, one or more antifungal or antibacterial agents, one or more seed coating agents, and one or more wetting agents.