CPC C12N 15/8262 (2013.01) [A01N 65/03 (2013.01); C05B 7/00 (2013.01); C05C 5/02 (2013.01); C05C 5/04 (2013.01); C05D 1/02 (2013.01); C05D 5/00 (2013.01); C05D 9/02 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 2310/141 (2013.01); C12N 2330/10 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
feeding a plant or seed a composition comprising a miRNA156 and/or miRNA399d containing extract, wherein the miRNA156 and/or miRNA399d containing extract is obtained from an exudate of a root of a non-transgenic plant and is used to improve the nutrient uptake, abiotic stress tolerance or growth in the plant or seed by interfering with gene expression through environmental RNA interference.
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