Potassium Silicate Foliar Fertilizer Grade from Geothermal Sludge and Pyrophyllite
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 Potassium silicate fertilizer grade were successfully produced by direct fusion of silica (SiO2) and potasium (KOH and K2CO3) in furnaces at temperatures up to melting point of mixture.
Muljani Srie +3 more
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EFFECTS OF POTASSIUM SILICATE APPLICATION ON PAPAYA PLANTS IN THE TWOSPOTTED SPIDER MITE POPULATION [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2017 The study objective was to determine whether potassium silicate application on papaya plants induces resistance to twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, and decreases its infestation.
GABRIELA CHRISTALCATALANI +4 more
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Re‐evaluation of sodium aluminium silicate (E 554) and potassium aluminium silicate (E 555) as food additives [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2020 The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) provided a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of Sodium aluminium silicate (E 554) and potassium aluminium silicate (E 555) as food additives.
EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) +22 more
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Advances in Horticultural ScienceOrnamental plants can usually encounter various types of environmental stress, which reduce plant productivity. A proper application of fertilizers can improve plantsʼ tolerance to drought stress.
Atiyeh Oraee +3 more
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Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural SciencesSpinach plants were subjected to salt stress with a (0, 10, 15 and 20g/L) NaCl solution to study the effects of foliar spraying with potassium silicate (400, 600 and 800 ppm/L) on vegetative growth, yield, storability and shelf life. In the second season,
Amira A. Abo Elmakarem, Nada A. Mostafa
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Effect of potassium silicate and electrical conductivity in reducing powdery mildew of hydroponically grown tomato [PDF]
Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2011 The effect of silicon on powdery mildew, caused by Oidium neolycopersici, was evaluated in five trials using two cultivars of tomato, ‘Ikram’ or ‘Cuore di bue’, grown in hydroponic systems.
Angelo GARIBALDI +2 more
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Potassium silicate in the management of anthracnose in post-harvest bananas [PDF]
Revista AgrogeoambientalThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a potassium silicate-based product to manage anthracnose in post-harvest bananas. A randomized block design with one plate per plot, six treatments, and 10 replications were used in the in vitro experiment ...
Thaylla Caproni Ribeiro +4 more
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Electroosmotic Pumps with Frits Synthesized from Potassium Silicate. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Electroosmotic pumps employing silica frits synthesized from potassium silicate as a stationary phase show strong electroosmotic flow velocity and resistance to pressure-driven flow. We characterize these pumps and measure an electroosmotic mobility of 2.
Nilsson S, Erlandsson PG, Robinson ND.
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Response of Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Squash Plants to Foliar Application with Potassium Silicate and Magnesium Sulfate under High Temperature Stress [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2020 The present study aimed to improve the green color degree of fruits under high temperature stress during this period of cultivation (beginning of July) as well as to enhance the productivity of squash cv.
E. Metwaly, M. Nada
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TRIALS FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCING SHOT BERRIES IN SUPERIOR GRAPEVINES BY USING SILICON AND GLUTATHIONE [PDF]
Journal of Productivity and Development, 2018 During 2014 & 2015 seasons, Superior grapevines were treated three times with potassium silicate and/or glutathione each at 0.05 to 0.2%. The merit of this study was examining the effect of single and combined applications of potassium silicate and ...
Salah- Eldeen El-Masry +3 more
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