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Precious drops: Spray helps crop farmers facing declining rainfall

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What backs it

A biodegradable polymer spray captures and redirects water directly to crop seeds, offering drought-resilience for Western Australian farms facing declining rainfall.

Worth noting

At research stage, not commercialized yet. But promising research for managing agriculture in increasing drought conditions.

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