MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611001997 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Jan. 8, for 'method for preparing a nano-encapsulated compost formulation for enhanced soil fertility and crop productivity.'
Inventor(s) include Niranjana; Meraj Ahmed; Niveditha T P; Anushka Mishra; Kumari Yogita Pandey; Rajeev Kumar Gupta; and Princy Thakur..
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 invention discloses a method for preparing a nano-encapsulated compost formulation to enhance soil fertility and crop productivity. The method includes providing a phospho-compost comprising rock phosphate, crop residues, manure, green biomass, and phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms; synthesizing nanoscale nutrient carriers such as nano-diammonium phosphate, nano-zinc oxide, nano-iron oxide, and nano-silica; and mixing them to form a nutrient slurry. The slurry is encapsulated within biodegradable polymers such as alginate, starch, or chitosan to achieve controlled nutrient release. The encapsulated mixture is granulated into 2-4 mm capsules. The formulation improves nutrient bioavailability, enhances microbial activity, increases crop yield by 20-25 percent, and reduces synthetic fertilizer dependency while supporting climate-adaptive agriculture."
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