Cochin University of Science and Technology, also known as Cusat has received Indian patent for twenty years for its Portable Agriculture Network System (PANS) planned to defend flexi-stem trees like banana plants. The device is a boon to banana cultivators who are frequently haunted by killer storms.
Cochin University of Science and Technology, also known as Cusat has received Indian patent for twenty years for its Portable Agriculture Network System (PANS) planned to defend flexi-stem trees like banana plants. The device is a boon to banana cultivators who are frequently haunted by killer storms.
It is important to mention that MB Santosh Kumar, Associate Professor in the IT section is the inventor while B Kannan, professor and ex-HoD of Computer Applications & Sunil Kumar N, Principal of Cusat Kuttanad campus are the co-inventors.
Banana plants fall under the flexi plants perennial herb group that usually contains pseudo stems. Many such plants in the age group of 2 to 8 months tend to get damaged from heavy winds, causing huge loss to the farmers. Presently, unscientific manual methods are used to tie and support the plants.
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