Bacillus thuringiensis RTI545 compositions and methods of use for benefiting plant growth and controlling plant pests

• Main Authors: Petersen, Gorm V, Tirrell, Chelsea E, McLeod, Roderick G, Brost, Kevin, Spadafora, Vincent J, Lee, Jaeheon, Devine, Anthony, Obel, Anders, Wang, Guozhi, Fudali-Alves, Sylwia L, Van Der Lelie, Daniel, Albright, Robert B, Kibbee, John E, Taghavi, Safiyh, Caldwell, Nathan, Pye, Matthew F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.08.2019
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TRAPPING; VINEGAR; WINE

Compositions are provided that include a new Bacillus thuringiensis strain designated RTI545 for use in benefiting plant growth and controlling plant pests. In particular, the RTI545 strain is useful for controlling plant nematode, insect and fungal pests. The compositions include plant seeds coated with the RTI545 strain. The compositions can be applied alone or in combination with other microbial, biological, or chemical insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, bacteriocides, herbicides, plant extracts, plant growth regulators, or fertilizers. In one example, enhanced growth and insect control are provided by delivering at the time of planting a combination of a chemical insecticide such as bifenthrin and a liquid fertilizer to plants or seeds treated with RTI545.