	US 12,439,924 B2
	Methylobacterium compositions for improving corn yield
Natalie Breakfield, St. Louis, MO (US); and Charles Michael McFatrich, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Appl. No. 17/299,409
Filed by NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 2, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/064034 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 3, 2021, PCT Pub. No. WO2020/117690, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/878,164, filed on Jul. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/774,640, filed on Dec. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053768 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 63/20 (2020.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 25/12 (2006.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01)

CPC A01N 63/20 (2020.01) [A01N 25/04 (2013.01); A01N 25/12 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A method for improving harvested yield of a corn plant that comprises:

(a) applying a composition to a corn plant or a corn plant part, wherein the composition comprises (i) Methylobacterium isolate NLS0807 (NRRL B-67743), NLS0662 (NRRL B-67742), or NLS0648 (NRRL B-67741); wherein said composition further comprises at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of an additional active ingredient, an agriculturally acceptable adjuvant, and an agriculturally acceptable excipient; and,

(b) growing the corn plant to maturity, thereby improving yield of the corn plant.