US 12,329,162 B2
Methods for enhancing root strength and safety of turf grass
Paul S. Zorner, Encinitas, CA (US); Tyler Dixon, Kent, OH (US); Sean Farmer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US); Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US); Caleb Adkins, Solon, OH (US); Alex Fotsch, San Diego, CA (US); and Samal Ibragimova, Solon, OH (US)
Assigned to LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC, Solon, OH (US)
Appl. No. 17/264,832
Filed by Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC, Solon, OH (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/029091
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 31, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/219432, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/846,875, filed on May 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/836,902, filed on Apr. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030878 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01G 7/06 (2006.01); A01G 20/00 (2018.01)
CPC A01N 63/22 (2020.01) [A01G 7/06 (2013.01); A01G 20/00 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing sturdiness of turf grass, the method comprising:
applying a composition comprising a first microorganism and a second microorganism, one or more growth by-products thereof, and optionally, one or more sources of nutrients, to the roots of the grass and/or to the soil in which the grass grows,
wherein the first and second microorganisms are non-pathogenic, and
wherein the first microorganism is Trichoderma harzianum and the second microorganism is Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-67928.