MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641009237 A) filed by R. M. K. Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 29, for 'image processing based early detection and classification of paddy leaf diseases.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. V. Vidya Lakshmi; Pulagam Kundana Sree; Thottambedu Malleswari; Niranchana B; Priyanka P; and Rakshini Balasubraman Rakshini Balasubraman.
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: "Early detection of paddy leaf diseases is crucial for improving rice crop yield and reducing economic losses faced by farmers. Traditional disease identification me...