	US 12,239,132 B2
	Compounds and methods for increasing soil nutrient availability
Travis Bayer, San Francisco, CA (US); Allison Schwartz, Berkeley, CA (US); Kevin Schneider, Petaluma, CA (US); Eric Davidson, San Francisco, CA (US); Christian Ibarra, Half Moon Bay, CA (US); Aden Kinne, Piedmont, CA (US); and Megan Kavanaugh, San Luis Obispo, CA (US)
Assigned to SOUND AGRICULTURE COMPANY, Emeryville, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/273,226
Filed by SOUND AGRICULTURE COMPANY, Emeryville, CA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/052907 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 3, 2021, PCT Pub. No. WO2020/068946, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/736,889, filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0329917 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A01N 43/16 (2006.01); A01C 1/06 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/08 (2006.01); A01N 25/14 (2006.01); A01N 43/08 (2006.01); A01N 63/20 (2020.01); A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01N 63/25 (2020.01); A01N 63/27 (2020.01)

CPC A01N 43/16 (2013.01) [A01C 1/06 (2013.01); A01C 21/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/08 (2013.01); A01N 25/14 (2013.01); A01N 43/08 (2013.01); A01N 63/20 (2020.01); A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01N 63/25 (2020.01); A01N 63/27 (2020.01)]

27 Claims

1. An agricultural formulation comprising:

one or more bacterial cells, and

a compound of Formula (3):

or any salt, solvate, or tautomer thereof,

wherein:

R₁is H or methyl, and

R₆has the structure:

wherein each R₇is independently H, substituted alkyl, or unsubstituted alkyl, and wherein each E is O.

12. A method comprising contacting a plant, seed, or soil with:

a compound of Formula (3):

or any salt, solvate, or tautomer thereof, and

one or more bacterial cells,

wherein:

R₁is H or methyl, and

R₆has the structure:

wherein each R₇is independently H, substituted alkyl, or unsubstituted alkyl, and wherein each E is O.

21. A method comprising contacting a compound of Formula (3):

or any salt, solvate, or tautomer thereof, with a soil microbial consortium,

wherein:

R₁is H or methyl, and

R₆has the structure:

wherein each R₇is independently H, substituted alkyl, or unsubstituted alkyl, and wherein each E is O.

26. A kit that comprises two or more compartments, wherein at least one compartment contains one or more bacterial cells and at least one different compartment contains a compound of Formula (3):

or any salt, solvate, or tautomer thereof, and

one or more bacterial cells,

wherein:

R₁is H or methyl, and

R₆has the structure:

wherein each R₇is independently H, substituted alkyl, or unsubstituted alkyl, and wherein each E is O.

27. A method of making an agricultural formulation, comprising admixing a phosphate solubilizing bacterium, a nitrogen fixing bacterium, or a combination thereof, with:

a compound of Formula (3):

or any salt, solvate, or tautomer thereof, with a soil microbial consortium,

wherein:

R₁is H or methyl, and

R₆has the structure:

wherein each R₇is independently H, substituted alkyl, or unsubstituted alkyl, and wherein each E is O.