Soilless growth medium including soluble silicon

Details Soilless growth medium including soluble silicon Soilless growth medium including soluble silicon

1998-01-14

2000-06-13

Clardy, S. Mark

Plant protecting and regulating compositions

Plant growth regulating compositions

Inorganic active ingredient which contains boron, silicon,...

71 24, A01N 5900, A01N 5906, C05F 1102

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ABSTRACT:
A soilless growth medium includes a core material and a repeating source of soluble silicon. Sufficient soluble silicon should be present in the medium such that plants grown in the soilless growth medium show at least a 100% increase in the concentration of silicon mineral in the plant than those grown in the core material alone. The concentration of silicon mineral in the soilless growth medium should be equal to at least that found in native soil.

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