CPC C05F 11/08 (2013.01) [A01N 43/16 (2013.01); A01N 63/36 (2020.01)] | 29 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
a) treating a corn seed with an inoculum comprising at least 1×107 spores of Penicillium bilaiae strain ATCC 20851, Penicillium bilaiae strain NRRL 50169, Penicillium bilaiae strain ATCC 22348, Penicillium bilaiae strain ATCC 18309, and/or Penicillium bilaiae strain NRRL 50162 per gram of inoculum; and
b) treating said corn seed with at least one lipo-chitooligosaccharide (LCO) and/or at least one chitooligosaccharide (CO) at a concentration ranging from about 10−14 to about 10−5 M,
wherein said corn seed is treated with said inoculum and said at least one LCO and/or at least one CO at least two months prior to planting.
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