Engineering seeds to resist drought
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Source: MIT
Inspiration example of a new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water
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Engineering seeds to resist drought
MIT researchers have devised a way to protect seeds from the stress of water shortage during their crucial germination phase, and even provide the plants with extra nutrition. Simple and inexpensive, the process could be deployed in arid regions to facilitate agriculture on drought-stressed land.
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