SCREENING METHODS FOR THE SELECTION OF MICROORGANISMS CAPABLE OF IMPARTING A BENEFICIAL PROPERTY TO A PLANT

摘要

The invention relates to methods for the screening, identification and/or application of microorganisms of use in imparting beneficial properties to plants. In one embodiment, the method involves subjecting one or more plants to a growth medium in the presence of a set of microorganisms, selecting one or more plant, acquiring one or more microorganisms associated with the selected plant(s) and repeating the process one or more times. The method further involves the step of subjecting the one or more microorganisms to a conditioning and/or directed evolution process.