Patent ID: 9663411
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01N,C05F,C09K,Y02A,Y02W

Claim:
1. A soil additive comprising: a microbial sugar ferment produced under conditions of high metabolic stress, wherein the high metabolic stress is provided by one or more conditions chosen from high ionic strength, high osmotic pressure, anaerobic stress, and oxidative stress; wherein said ferment contains signalling molecules, wherein the total organic carbon (TOC) in the ferment is 14-52% (w/v) of the original organic carbon of the fermentation mixture, and the signalling molecules comprise between about 1-50% (w/v) of the TOC present in the ferment, and wherein the signalling molecules are selected from one or more of the following groups: microbial quorum sensors and quenchers, biocides and plant elicitors, and wherein the soil additive further comprises between 4% and 10% (w/v) organic acid added post-fermentation; and wherein the signalling molecules in the soil additive comprise at least one furanone compound and/or ethanone compound or esters thereof, and at least one phenolic compound and/or eugenol compound or derivative thereof.