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Microbial Inocula, and the Design Thereof, that Improve Desired Traits of Field-Grown Sorghum
This innovation introduces microbial inocula that have been identified and tested for their ability to improve the performance of sorghum under field conditions. A structured workflow was developed to screen microbes naturally associated with sorghum plants, focusing on those linked to high-performing varieties. Specific microbial strains were isolated...
Published: 10/27/2025
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Inventor(s): Anne Arnold, William Duke Pauli, Ciara Garcia
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement
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Modulation of Zinc and Other Desirable Micronutrients in Leafy Greens via Plant Microbiomes
This innovation introduces a new way to improve the nutritional quality of leafy greens through the use of naturally beneficial microbes. Research has shown that certain microbial strains associated with lettuce and related crops can significantly increase zinc levels in leaves, while also contributing to broader improvements in micronutrient profiles....
Published: 10/27/2025
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Inventor(s): Anne Arnold, William Duke Pauli, Neda Arad
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Food Science & Nutrition
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Cotton Microbiome Associated with Yield Uplift Under Drought Conditions
This invention includes specific microbes and an approach to the selection of those microbes involved with microbial taxa and microbial panels for producing desirable traits in world’s most important fiber crop, cotton. Researchers at University of Arizona found links between the plasticity of root-associated microbial communities and the plant...
Published: 10/20/2025
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Inventor(s): Anne Arnold, William Duke Pauli
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement
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Altering Legume Phenotypes with Seedborne Microbes for Nutrition and Resilience of Pulses as Climate-Proof Crops
This technology leverages seed-associated bacterial endophytes to enhance the traits of tepary beans and other legumes. The inventors developed a novel workflow to isolate and screen beneficial microbes from seeds, allowing for predictive assessment of plant growth benefits such as phosphate solubilization, ammonium production, and siderophore activity....
Published: 9/15/2025
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Inventor(s): Anne Arnold, Caroline Maro, William Duke Pauli, Erica Cortez, Jimaree Legins, Michael Dake
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement
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Controlled Transfer of Endohyphal Symbionts among Fungal Strains
University of Arizona researchers discovered that diverse endophytic fungi were found to harbor endohyphal bacteria (EHB), which live within apparently healthy, viable fungal cells. Differences in suites of EHB between closely related fungal endophytes suggest horizontal transfer of these symbionts in nature. This relationship appears facultative for...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Anne Arnold, Kayla Arendt, David Baltrus
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Crop Improvement
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Identification of Endohyphal Bacterial Symbionts as Major Determinants of Cellulase and Ligninase Activity in Fungi
This technology discloses a method whereby EHB were shown to markedly influence cellulose and ligninase activity in fungi. It can be applied in industries relevant to biofuel development from plant material, remediation, and other industrial processes.
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Plant-associated fungi play important ecological roles as pathogens, mycorrhizae, endophytes,...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Kayla Arendt, Anne Arnold, David Baltrus
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture, Technology Classifications > Agriculture & Horticulture > Plant Pathogens
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