MUMBAI, India, May 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517036143 A) filed by Syngenta Crop Protection Ag, Basel, Switzerland, on April 14, for 'means and methods for controlling pathogens and pests in plants.'

Inventor(s) include Bieri Stephane; Ray Lauren; Sidebottom Philip; Papasotiriou Dimitrios; Irwin Dianne; Drakopoulos Dimitrios; Van De Vondervoort Peter; Coulier Leon; Dominguez Espinosa Rosa; and Whittingham William Guy.

The application for the patent was published on May 9, under issue no. 19/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a microbial strain and a composition comprising a strain of Streptomyces a process of producin...