US Patent Issued to LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO on July 14 for "Microbe-based products for enhancing plant root and immune health" (California, Ohio, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,785, issued on July 14, was assigned to LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO LLC (Solon, Ohio).

"Microbe-based products for enhancing plant root and immune health" was invented by Paul S. Zorner (Encinitas, Calif.), Sean Farmer (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Ken Alibek (Solon, Ohio) and Samal Ibragimova (Solon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant immunity, health, growth and yields using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, the subject invention enhances plant health, growth and/or yields using a combination of a Trichoderma spp. fungus and a Bacillus spp. bacteri...