MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611000384 A) filed by Indian Council Of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, on Jan. 2, for 'composition and method for hardening and acclimatization of in vitro-derived oil palm plantlets.'
Inventor(s) include B. Kalyana Babu; K. Suresh; G. Ravichandran; M. Narayana Ruthwek; and Mahesh S. S. N. Mokhamatla.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving the hardening and ex-vitro acclimatization efficiency of in-vitro-raised oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantlets. The present disclosure provides a specialized hardening medium comprising red soil, vermicompost, and farmyard manure in defined proportions, modifies liquid Y3 medium, together with a pre-transplant fungicidal treatment and controlled environmental conditions. The compositions and methods of the present disclosure significantly enhance plantlet establishment, root-soil integration, shoot vigor, and overall survival, achieving acclimatization success rates of approximately 90-95% compared to substantially lower survival achieved using conventional hardening practices."
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