Silicon is often deficient in the sand based soils and
highly disturbed urban soils where we often grow turfgrass. Foliar-Pak® CSi™
delivers silicon in a form that plants can immediately recognize and use. Plants depend on Silicon to strengthen
cell walls and increase cuticle thickness. This results in more upright growth,
better quality of cut and increased greenspeeds. Turf will also exhibit better
wear tolerance and lower disease incidence.
Most Si products are formulated as K or Ca silicates, forms
of silicon that are ineffective foliar products. These molecules are small enough
to be plant available, but the truth is that these silicates quickly polymerize, especially as the pH decreases. They drop out of solution in the spay tank and
become unavailable to the plant. For this reason, traditional silicon products
have limited immediate impact on the plant, even if they are highly
concentrated.
Foliar-Pak® CSi™ is truly unique. Using various carbon
compounds, we can stabilize the silicate molecule across a wide range of pH
conditions. Our Si does not polymerize. What this means is that CSi™ is the
only silicon product on the market that remains truly available from a foliar uptake perspective.
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