MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411028363 A) filed by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, on April 6, 2024, for 'technology for the production of bioencapsulated cotton seeds with plant growth-promoting bacteria (pgpb).'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Mrs. Gulab Pandove; K V S Jahnavi; Dr. Anu Kalia; Dr. Sukdeep Kaur; Dr. Amandeep Singh Sidhu; and Dr. Sohan Singh Walia.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to the bioencapsulation of cotton seeds with PGPB an environment-friendly technology that encapsulates beneficial bacteria...