MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411095465 A) filed by Lovely Professional University on December 04, 2024, for Novel Inventive Approaches For Nutrient Biofortification In Agricultural Crops.

Inventors include Prasann Kumar; Mastu Patel; and Polu Picheswara Rao.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for enhancing phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil using a combination of Impatiens balsamina L. and petroleum- degrading mixed microbes. The method involves inoculating petroleum-degrading microbes into contaminated soil, where they degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, and planting Im...