Product Details:
- The only known form of silica which can be easily absorbed by plants.
- Amul Silicic is derived through a unique formulation of stabilized orthosilicic acid.
- Though silica occurs naturally and abundantly (up to 28%) in the soil in the form of silicate (SIN it cannot be directly absorbed by the plants.
- Under this stabilized (OSA) form silica is absorbed and assimilated by the plants and utilized most effectively.
Advantages and benefits:
- Silicic is a beneficial catalytic nutrient playing a vital role in increasing the available form of nutrients, enhancing nutrient uptake & utilization, hence leading to healthy plants.
- Amul Silicic improves plant resistance against water, soil and temperature stress.
- Amul Silicic is non-toxic and leaves no residue in the produce.
- Amul Silicic improves plant resistance to fight against fungal, insect and mite attacks.
- All these factors automatically lead to increase in yield, quality and storage life of the produce.
- Elevates the ph of soil and adsorption capacity thereby reducing the activity of harmful anaerobic bacteria and also prevents metal toxicity/ accumulation.
- Better seedling growth, increased leaf area & chlorophyll content, better photosynthesis rate, and better fruit development / quality / yield / shelf life.
Abiotic Stress
- Temperature Fluctuations, Water Shortage, Excess Rain & Soil Related Stresses (Acidity, Alkalinity, Salinity, Heavy Metats, etc).
- Abiotic stress today is the biggest factor of productivity loss in today's agriculture.
- Unfortunately there is no cure/treatment for this, Amul Silicic plays vital role as preventive measure to alleviate Abiotic Stress.
- Stress Relief Mechanisms:
- Increased Production of Antioxidants.
- Binding and co-precipitation with Metal Ions.
- Immbilization of Metal Ions in the soil.
- Modification of element uptake processes.
- Silification of leaf surfaces can significantly decrease water loss by transpiration and thus reduce drought stress.
- Increases heat tolerance.
Biotic Stress
- Due To Fungal, Bacterial, Insect, Mites etc Attack.
- Silicic acid induces plant defense mechanism to produce antifungal or antibacterial compounds.
- Bacterial and Fungal damage in crop plants is reduced when silica is deposited at sites of attack, mechanically impeding pathogen penetration.
Important Pests Suppressed By Silicon:
- Rice: green Leaf Hopper, Brown Plant hopper, stem borer leaf roller
- Sorghum: Shoot Bug
- Corn: Stem Borer
- Sugarcane: Internode Borer
Important Disease Suppressed By Silicon:
- Rice: Leaf & Neck Blast, Brown Spot, sheath blight grain discoloration stem rot.
- Sugarcane: Sugar rust ring spot
- Banana Wilit :Fusarium
- CucumberPowdery mildew