Liquid Potassium Silicate

What Is Liquid Potassium Silicate

Liquid Potassium Silicate is a source of highly soluble potassium and silicon. It is primarily used as a silica amendment, with the added benefit of supplying extra potassium.

Physical Impact: Calcium loosens and stabilizes soil structure which improves air, water and nutrient uptake, as well as root development.

Chemical Impact: Calcium and Magnesium stabilize pH levels and improve ion exchanges, which are necessary for plant nutrition

Biological Impact: Calcium and Magnesium create an ideal environment for beneficial microbial activity in the soil

Benefits

• Promotes upright stature and resistance to lodging
• Promotes favorable exposure of leaves to light
• Enhances resistance to pests
• Protection against extreme temperatures
• Reduces water loss during periods of dry weather
• Reduces heavy metal toxicity in acid soils
• Reduction of drought stress
• Reduction of salinity stress
• Increased Disease control
• Improved cell wall strength
• Improved leaf erectness
• Increased tolerance to environmental stresses
• Decreased susceptibility to pests and disease

How does Liquid Potassium Silicate work

Silicon is transported from the roots to the shoots in the xylem along with the transpiration stream, with silicon being deposited in the leaf epidermal cells, xylem vessels, cell walls, and cuticle following evaporation of transpiration water. The accumulation of silicon in epidermal cells and cell walls results in the development of more erect leaf blades and a thicker, stronger cuticle layer which limits non-stomatal transpiration and water loss. More erect leafs also improve light interception characteristics and increase photosynthetic activity.

Potassium

Plants depend upon Potassium (K) to regulate the opening and closing of stomates, the microscopic openings or pores in the epidermis of leaves to exchange carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, and oxygen (O2) with the atmosphere. Enzymes serve as catalysts for chemical reactions, being utilized but not consumed in the process. Potassium (K) increases crop yield and improves quality. It is required for numerous plant growth processes.

How Potassium works to increase crop yields:

• Increases root growth and improves drought resistance
• Activates many enzyme systems
• Maintains turgor; reduces water loss and wilting
• Aids in photosynthesis and food formation
• Reduces respiration, preventing energy losses
• Enhances translocation of sugars and starch
• Produces grain rich in starch
• Increases protein content of plants
• Builds cellulose and reduces lodging
• Helps slow crop diseases

Silicon

Calcium is essential for living organisms, particularly in cell physiology where movement of the calcium ion into and out of the cytoplasm functions as a signal for many cellular processes. As a major material used in mineralization of bone, teeth and shells, calcium is the most abundant metal by mass in many animals.

Benefits for plants

• Used To fulfill calcium and magnesium deficiencies in soil
• Reinforces cell walls
• Important for nitrate uptake
• Loosens and stabilizes soil structure
• Improves K+ mobility

What Is Liquid Potassium Silicate

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