Sugar beet seeds are a necessary component in the development of sugar beets, which are a major source of sugar globally. From planting to harvest, a wide range of factors, including genomic and ...

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.

As climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity place growing pressure on agriculture, scientists are looking for new ways to help crops germinate and grow more efficiently while reducing ...

Dublin, Feb. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Seed Coating Market by Additive (Polymers, Colorants, Pellets, Minerals/Pumice, Active Ingredients), Process (Film Coating, Encrusting, Pelleting), ...

Extreme climate events mean crops are increasingly stressed by drought—especially during the crucial stages of seed germination. Inspired by chia seeds’ natural coating, which swells into a gel when ...

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 ...

This study evaluated carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based films as seed coatings for improving the germination and early growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L., cv. Mihan) under abiotic stress ...

GENEVA, NY/ITHACA, NY - Cornell researchers have found a new green source that shows promise as a seed coating. Soy flour was tested as a component of a seed coating blend with broccoli seedlings, and ...

IIOR, field demonstrations conducted under farmer conditions have produced encouraging results across several crops.