MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521088938 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Maharashtra, on Sept. 18, for 'a consortium based bio-formulation with plant growth promoting, bioremediation and antifungal properties.'
Inventor(s) include Prashant S Phale; and Sandesh E Papade.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 21, under issue no. 47/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A consortium based bio-formulation with plant growth-promoting, bioremediation, and antifungal properties. Embodiments herein disclose a consortium based bio-formulation for plant growth-promoting, bioremediation and antifungal properties. The bio-formulation, according to embodiments herein includes a consortium of aromatic pollutant degrading bacteria and at least one carrier. In one embodiment, the disclosed consortium includes bacterial strains that exhibit various plant growth promoting traits including production of indoleacetic acid (IAA), ammonia, siderophores, etc. as well as antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi Magnaporthe oryzae and Aspergillus spp. Application of bio-formulation significantly increase (P 0.05) plant growth (37-63%) as well as yield (~ 50%) of mung bean, spinach and red amaranthus crop grown in the soil contaminated with/without aromatic pollutants and pesticides. In one embodiment, the bio-formulation can be used as an eco-friendly bioremediator-biofertilizer-biocontrol agent for restoration of agricultural soil with improved crop productivity."
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