Towards commercialization of crop probiotic(s) that improve nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency (NUE) of corn**and related crops (wheat, annual ryegrass and turfgrasses)

实现作物益生菌的商业化，提高玉米**和相关作物（小麦、一年生黑麦草和草坪草）的氮肥利用率（NUE）

• 批准号: 523287-2018
• 负责人: Raizada, Manish
• 金额: $ 9.11万
• 依托单位: University of Guelph
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=662919
• 关键词: Towards; commercialization; crop; probiotic; improve

The world purchases >$100 billion USD in synthetic nitrogen fertilizer each year; it is essential to modern agriculture, however it is costly for farmers and contributes to climate change. An alternative is the use of probiotics that improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), coated onto seeds or sprayed in the field. The global 'biofertilizer' market is growing exponentially, from $1.4 billion in 2016 to ~$4 billion projected by 2023. Following 10 years of research, we have discovered, validated and sought patent protection on an NUE promoting probiotic from a wild corn, called strain 3D9. Here, we wish to test the commercial potential of this probiotic under field conditions in modern corn and relatives including wheat, an animal forage grass (annual ryegrass), and high value turfgrasses.

全世界每年购买1000亿美元的合成氮肥；它对现代农业是必不可少的，但它对农民来说代价高昂，并导致气候变化。另一种选择是使用可提高氮素利用效率(NUE)的益生菌，将其涂在种子上或在田间喷洒。全球生物肥料市场正在呈指数级增长，从2016年的14亿美元增长到2023年的约40亿美元。经过10年的研究，我们发现了一种从野生玉米中促进益生菌的纽埃，称为菌株3D9，并获得了专利保护。在这里，我们希望在大田条件下测试这种益生菌在现代玉米和包括小麦、动物饲料草(一年生黑麦草)和高价值草坪草在内的近亲身上的商业潜力。