MIT engineers make seeds with a special layer to fight drought

 MIT has developed a new type of coating designed to help the seeds that survive the condition of drought. Researchers about the project said that as a warm world, many arid areas where plants grow marginally will be under food pressure. The temperature of heating and reduced results can cause a shortage of serious food in the future.

The MIT process protects the seeds from the pressure arising from water shortages during the crucial germination phase and provide plants with additional nutrition at the same time. The researchers are currently testing the seeds in Morocco, noting that it is simple and cheap. Because the special process is cheap and easy to do, it can be extensively deployed in the area aired.

The dual-layer layer is a direct result of research year by MIT scientists in developing seed coatings that provide seeds of various benefits. Previously, the researchers developed a layer of seed that helped seed deal with high salinity on the ground. The researchers say they want to make a specific layer in helping the seeds survive drought.

The new layer takes inspiration from natural coatings that are several seeds, such as Chia and Basil, have from nature. It protects the seeds from drying by giving a layer like a gel that survives the humidity that is encountered and covered the seeds with it. The inner layer of the layer helps maintain microorganisms called Rhizobacteria along with nutrition to help seed grow. When the seeds are exposed to land and water, microbes improve nitrogen into the soil that provides seeds with nitrogen-enriched fertilizers.

The researchers about the project said their ideas were to provide various functions with one seed layer. What they developed the target of a water jacket and Rhizobacteria. Helping bacteria is very important because they replicate self-replicating microorganisms that improve nitrogen into land for plants which means farmers can reduce the nitrogen-based fertilizer they use. At present, the field of test seeds has been planted and is experiencing development.