ICAR-IISR gets patent for black pepper micronutrient mixture
The Hindu
Technology licensed to seven entrepreneurs for commercial production
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) has received a patent for black pepper micronutrient foliar formulation. A press release said here on Thursday that it was in 2013 that the institute submitted an application for a patent to the patent office under the Central government. The technology has been licensed to seven entrepreneurs on non-exclusive basis for commercial production. More entrepreneurs are likely to apply for technology licence for the patented product. ICAR-IISR has developed crop specific designer micronutrient foliar formulations for major spices (black pepper, ginger, turmeric, and cardamom) to overcome micronutrient deficiencies and to meet the physiological and metabolic requirements of spice crops.
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