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HUME-SIL

PLANT PROTECTIVE SILICATE

Silicon (Si) is an important element in plant protection systems as it re-inforces cell walls and therefore makes penetration by fungal pathogens and sap sucking insects much more difficult. Getting it into a plant requires it to be in the form of a soluble silicate (SiO₂) and introducing it either via the soil or as a foliar treatment

Foliar applications is always much more effective but simple solutions of silicates are not easily taken up by plants when applied this way. HUME-SIL is balanced with a unique humate/fulvate biostimulant addition that makes the silicon much more bio-available. Other benefits of using HUME-SIL include:

• Stronger stalks and stems to reduce lodging
• More erect plants with better leaf extension improves photosynthesis
• Reduced drought stress
• Improved resistance to saline conditions

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

• Fruits stay longer on the plant and build more sugars
• Fruit and vegetables have longer shelf lives and fewer second grade specimens
• Fruits are tastier and less likely to split even after freezing.

VINEYARDS

• Helps resistance to fungi, frosts and stress
• Improves sugar levels
• Reduces loss through fruit dropping
• Improves taste

FLOWERS

• Improves colour and firmness of flower heads
• Improves shelf life. Displays last longer

Analysis:

SiO₂      -   46.8%

Si          -   22.0%

pH        -  9.85  ( 0.025% solution)

Application conditions

HUME-SIL dissolves readily in water . To avoid spray residue, apply product separately.

Irrigation

Use 1.0 kg per ha, apply monthly.

Foliar applications – Fruit trees and Vines,

Use at 250 gr per ha with a suitable wetter. Apply when first leaves appear then weekly until flower buds appear. Continue weekly after fruit set until harvest.

Foliar applications – Field crops, Soft fruit, Vegetables, Salad crops and Ornamentals.

Use at 250 gr per ha with a suitable wetter and apply weekly until harvest.