New coating could help seeds survive in drought conditions

Mongabay
Sep 2, 2021, 12:23 pm183 pts
What do you get when you combine silk cocoons, orange peel waste, beneficial bacteria, and a dash of innovation? Quite possibly a solution to growing crops in dry places, one group of researchers hopes. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the King Mohammed VI Polytechnic…

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