Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Method For Hardening Of Tissue-Cultured Arecanut Plantlets' Filed by Indian Council Of Agricultural Research

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541131477 A) filed by Indian Council Of Agricultural Research, Kasaragod, Kerala, on Dec. 24, 2025, for 'a method for hardening of tissue-cultured arecanut plantlets.'

Inventor(s) include Hebbar Balachandra Kukkehalli; Muralikrishna Kilingar Subrahmanya; Paulraj Santhappan; Rajesh Muliyar Krishna; and Niral Vittal.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a method for hardening of tissue-cultured plantlets of Areca catechu L. (Arecanut). The method for hardening tissue-cultured plantlets enables improved...