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Crystalline polymers are prepared as a latex, and are useful for coating fibrous materials such hair and fabrics. The latex can have a high solids content greater than 30%, a residual monomer content of less than 1%, and can be used for repeatedly setting fibrous materials into desired configuration

Crystalline polymers are prepared as a latex, and are useful for coating fibrous materials such hair and fabrics. The latex can have a high solids content greater than 30%, a residual monomer content of less than 1%, and can be used for repeatedly setting fibrous materials into desired configurations. The latex is also useful for coating organisms such as seeds. The particulate coating extends the dormancy of the organism and/or protects the organism, and is easily shed by a germinating seed. The coating can contain a seed coating additive, such as a colorant or fungicide.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]wherein a particulate coating forms on the seed by water evaporating from the composition,wherein the composition containing sufficient particles that the particulate coating is impermeable to water at a temperature below T.sub.m for extending the dormancy of the organism d

[What is claimed is:] [1.]wherein a particulate coating forms on the seed by water evaporating from the composition,wherein the composition containing sufficient particles that the particulate coating is impermeable to water at a temperature below T.sub.m for extending the dormancy of the organism due to lack of water, andwherein the water permeability of the coating is at least two times more above T.sub.m as compared with the water permeability below T.sub.m so that the organism can become non-dormant.