Patent ID: 8592343

Claim:
A polymeric composition containing rhizobium and Herbaspirillum spp inoculants comprising: (a) an aqueous suspension containing cells of microorganisms of the genus rhizobium and Herbaspirillum spp; (b) a vehicle, in gel form, comprising a mixture of carboxymethylcellulose and starch, wherein the concentration of carboxymethylcellulose in the carboxymethylcellulose/starch mixture is above 50%; (c) water in sufficient quantity to form the polymeric composition and maintain the viability of the cells of microorganisms of the genus rhizobium and the viability of the Herbaspirillum spp with the proviso that said cells of microorganisms of the genus rhizobium and said Herbaspirillum spp are not antagonistic to each other.