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Use of prolines for improving growth and/or yield

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OSTI ID:1097263

The present invention describes a composition including a mixture of L- and D-pyroglutamate stereoisomers in a ratio of L to D of from about 80:20 to about 97:3, and, a carrier medium for application of the L- and D-pyroglutamate stereoisomers to a target plant. The composition can also be used as a germination medium and may be incorporated into a seed coat for assisting in germination. The present invention further describes a method of increasing the agronomic performance of a target plant by treating a target plant with a composition including a mixture of L- and D-pyroglutamate stereoisomers in a ratio of L to D of from about 80:20 to about 97:3 and a carrier medium for said L- and D-pyroglutamate stereoisomers.

Research Organization:
LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Number(s):
8,551,917
Application Number:
11/269,417
OSTI ID:
1097263
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

The Inactivation of Virus in Cultured Shoot Tips of Nicotiana rustica L. journal September 1969
Biological functions of proline in morphogenesis and osmotolerance revealed in antisense transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana journal April 1999

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