A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. This summary was prepared by Good Bugs, Inc. and EPA has not fully evaluated the merits of the petition. I. Petition Summary A. Proposed Use Practices Seed treatment with Pseudomonas fluorescens PRA-25 will be at the rate of 2 oz.
Application is one time only, prior to planting.
The product is to be applied to the seeds in the planter box immediately before planting. Pseudomonas fluorescens PRA-25 was originally isolated from the rhizosphere of a pea plant in Wisconsin. Strain PRA-25 is a gram negative, rod shaped, aerobic, non spore forming bacterium. The known soft-rot pathogen Erwinia carotovora was included as a check treatment. Strain PRA-25 did not rot potatoes.