INTEGRATED PLANT BREEDING METHODS FOR COMPLEMENTARY PAIRINGS OF PLANTS AND MICROBIAL CONSORTIA

摘要

The disclosure relates to improving plant breeding methods by controlling for microbial diversity present in the plant breeding process.

主权项

1. A method for controlling the microbial variability associated with selective plant breeding, comprising:
a) subjecting one or more plants to a growth medium in the presence of a first set of one or more microorganisms; b) selecting one or more plants and/or growth medium following step a); c) acquiring a second set of one or more microorganisms from said one or more plants and/or growth medium selected in step b); d) repeating steps a) to c) one or more times, wherein the second set of one or more microorganisms acquired in step c) is used as the first set of microorganisms in step a) of any successive repeat; e) selecting one or more microorganisms that is associated with imparting a beneficial property to a plant; and f) providing the selected one or more microorganisms to a plant undergoing a selective plant breeding program or a growth medium used to grow said plant during the selective plant breeding program.