Patent No: US 5,830,459. Date of Patent: N0v 30, 1998. Inventor: Raul Cuero Rengifo, Cypress, TX (US).
A method for preventing or treating microbial colonization in plants is provided. The method involves application of microorganism such as Bacillus species or Pseudomonas species and a Chitosanase inducer such as Chitosan to the plants.