Technology Description:

The invention is designed to control root diseases caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis, Rhizoctonia, and Pythium in wheat and other cereal crops, and grain legumes. This involves a method to identify seed-treatment products to simultaneously control these root diseases. The invention uses Bacillus strains as an effective method to control diseases caused by G. graminis, Rhizoctonia and Phythium. Compositions comprising a fungicide and Bacillus strains can be used by growers for field control of a combination of the root diseases.

Please refer to Patent Number 5,972,689, which issued October 26, 1999.

Inventors:

David M. Weller Root Disease and Biological    Control Research Pullman, WA 99164-6430 (509) 335-6210 / Fax: (509) 335-7674 wellerd@mail.wsu.edu	Linda S. Thomashow (Same as first inventor) (509) 335-0930 / Fax: (509) 335-7674 thomasho@mail.wsu.edu
R. James Cook (Formerly with ARS) (509) 335-3722 / Fax: (509) 335-7674 rjcook@wsu.edu