SILI-MAX
Benefits of Use:
- Essential in grains, grasses, and turf for stronger heads, shoots, and blades
- Increases the strength and rigidity of the plant cells
- Strengthens cell walls to prevent flopping or lodging
- Reduces the tendency of crops and turf to wilt during the initial stages of drought
- Increases resistance to environmental stresses
Deficiency Symptoms—When to Apply:
- Weak plant cell structure
- Inadequate silica levels in tissue or soil analysis
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Related Case Studies
Huma® Liquid Sili-Max® Improves Wheat Yield at Much Higher Efficiency Than Conventional Dry Silicon Fertilizers
Objective The objective of this study was to compare, for use in Louisiana wheat production, the efficacy of a liquid silicon (Si) fertilizer (Huma® Sili-Max®) with a commonly used dry Si source (steel slag) and another Si source (wollastonite) often used in research as a suspension. Silica deposition is an important barrier for foliar fungal
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