COMPOSITIONS CONTENANT DES COMBINAISONS DE BACTERIES FIXANT L'AZOTE ET D'AGENTS SUPPLEMENTAIRES, ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS LA FIXATION DE L'AZOTE CHEZ DES ESPECES VEGETALES
The present invention provides a method for supplying the nitrogen requirements of a plant comprising administering to said plant a combination of non-pathogenic, atmospheric nitrogen-fixing bacteria and one or more activating agents. Many of these activating agents possess potent anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activity. The method is particularly suitable for use in enabling nitrogen fixation in plant species such as wheat, maize and other cereal crops, in which nitrogen fixation is normally not possible. The invention also provides compositions comprising nitrogen-fixing bacteria and suitable activating agents. In one preferred embodiment, the nitrogen fixing bacteria are of the Rhizobium genus.
