MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411096815 A) filed by Lovely Professional University on December 07, 2024, for Portable Kit For On-Site Detection Of Potato Soft Rot Pathogens.
Inventor includes Shashikant Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable diagnostic kit designed for the on-site detection of potato soft rot pathogens, specifically targeting Pectobacterium and Dickeya species. The kit comprises a lateral flow assay device equipped with antibodies for capturing and visualizing bacterial proteins, and a PCR-based detection mechanism for amplifying and detecting DNA se...