Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet

An artificial seed-casing made of wood could make it more effective to sow seeds from drones and planes

A seed casing made of treated wood is stronger and more versatile than natural self-burying seeds, and could make it more effective to sow seeds from drones and planes.

and other plants with self-burying seeds to design a seed carrier that would be able to carry different sizes of seeds and twist into soil in different environments more effectively.After screening natural and synthetic materials, the researchers decided to use wood from white oak, which would respond to changes in moisture but also be stiff enough to drive a seed into soil, and be biodegradable.

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