Water is the limiting factor for agriculture in many of the world’s semiarid regions, where crops are lost to drought in their early stages of life, during germination and as young seedlings.
In a move that could help feed the world's ever-growing population, researchers at MIT have developed a silk covering that allows seeds to grow in high-salinity soils. In addition to providing ...
Dublin, May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Seed Coating Market by Additive Type (Polymers, Colorants, Binders, Minerals/Pumice, Active Ingredients), Crop Type ...
MIT has developed a new type of coating that is designed to help seeds survive drought conditions. Researchers on the project say that as the world warms, many arid regions where growing crops are ...
Dublin, Feb. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Seed Coating Market by Additive (Polymers, Colorants, Pellets, Minerals/Pumice, Active Ingredients), Process (Film Coating, Encrusting, Pelleting), ...
Dublin, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "United Kingdom Seed Coating Material Market, By Region, Competition, Forecast and Opportunities, 2020-2030F" report has been added to ...
Dig this: Indigo Agriculture, a tech startup in Boston, Massachusetts, makes seed treatments that help plants grow. The technology involves coating the seeds of corn, rice, soybeans and wheat with ...
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 ...
(Beyond Pesticides, January 13, 2021) An ethanol processing plant located in the small village of Mead, Nebraska has been using seeds coated in bee-toxic chemicals as part of its production process, ...