Method for Large Scale Generation of Artificial Seeds Comprising Symbiota

摘要

The present invention relates to new methods of selecting and breeding organisms, in particular organisms which exhibit symbiotic behaviour with symbionts such as fungal endophytes or epiphytes or bacterial microbiome in plants, and to new organisms and symbiota developed thereby. More particularly, the present invention provides artificial seeds comprising symbiota, and methods for preparing and using such artificial seeds, as well as plants, plant seeds and other plant parts derived from artificial seeds or symbiont-containing plants of the present invention.

主权项

1. A method for preparing artificial seeds which method includes:
providing a source of plant seeds; subjecting the seed(s) to a surface sterilisation step; isolating seed embryo(s) from the surface-sterilised seed(s); and coating the embryo(s) with a coating to form artificial seed(s).