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SCREENING METHODS

  • US 20140115731A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2013
  • Published: 04/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the selection of one or more microorganisms capable of imparting one or more beneficial property to a plant, the method comprising at least the steps of:

  • a) subjecting one or more plant (including for example seeds, seedlings, cuttings, and/or propagules thereof) to a growth medium in the presence of a first set of one or more microorganisms;

    b) selecting one or more plant following step a);

    c) acquiring a second set of one or more microorganisms associated with one or more plant selected in step b);

    d) repeating steps a) to c) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step c) are used in step a) of any successive repeat; and

    ,wherein the first set of one or more microorganisms has been subjected to one or more of a conditioning and a directed evolution process prior to step a) and/or the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step c) are subjected to one or more of a conditioning and a directed evolution process prior to being used in step a) of any successive repeat.

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