Finest and highly purified performance silicate mineral from silica rock

Agro-Silica is a proprietary performance mineral innovation utilizing nanotechnology. It refers to a group of products containing highly purified silicate applied as a nutrient to plants. Agro-Silica is manufactured from quartz porphyry through a patented, proprietary process. The resultant silicate is of the highest purity and is completely soluble in water.

Agro-Silica is available either as liquid or granules. Both formulation types promote plant health through the formation of a thick silicated epidermal cell layer to maintain erect leaves that enhances photosynthesis. A thick cuticle-silicon layer serves as a barrier against fungal disease, chewing and sucking insect pests and nematodes in rice and grass crops, fruit and vegetable crops.

Agro-Silica products have been tested extensively on many crops in various countries in greenhouse and field trials with remarkable efficacy. The enhanced bioavailability of nano-silica particles and 100% water solubility are unique features of Agro-Silica that give confidence to the grower that he is getting the best value for his money. Agro-Silica is available as:

OryMax for rice and grass crops
ViockSan for fruits and vegetables

UNIQUE characteristics of Agro-Silica

• Manufactured using patented nanotechnology process
• High degree of purity
• 100% water soluble in ALL water qualities
• Superior bioavailability of silicon to plants
• Safe and non-toxic
• Edible food grade quality

How does Agro-Silica benefit plants

Agro-Silica makes plants stronger and healthier
Silica is a primary fertilizing element for rice and grass crops. To produce 100kg of rice yield, rice demands 14.8kg of silica which is 8 times more than nitrogen which is required at 1.8 kg. Most paddy soils have silica deficiencies and require silica to be replenished regularly into the soil. The ideal silica concentration in paddy soil is 130~180 ppm. Research has shown that paddy soil containing silica less than 60 ppm produces unhealthy rice.

Stronger and healthier plants are more resistant to plant disease and insect pest damage
When sprayed onto plant leaves and stems, Agro-Silica is absorbed quickly into the plant epidemic layer. Agro-Silica promotes healthy and pest-resistant plants through the formation of a thick silicated epidermal layer to maintain erect leaves that enhance photosynthesis. A thick cuticle-silicon layer serves as a barrier against fungal disease, chewing and sucking insect pests and nematodes in rice, vegetables and ornamental crops.

In cucumber, lettuce and ornamental crops like rose and chrysanthemum it prevents disease like downy mildew, powdery mildew or rust through application at a higher dose rate (200 times dilution). In rice, it reduces blast disease, sheath blight and grain disease and prevents damage by stem borer and plant hopper.

Stronger and healthier plants can withstand environmental stress
Water stress such as hot, humid weather and drought cause plants to lose water via transpiration faster than it can be replaced through the plant’s roots. Agro-Silica helps reduce transpiration losses and consequently increases water-use efficiency. Plants wilt less, resist sunburn and are generally more tolerant of heat stress. The mechanism is not fully identified but is considered an internally acquired resistance. Stronger and healthier plants also show improved tolerance to cold temperatures.

Not only do plants benefit, Agro-Silica also amends soil pH when applied into soil
When Agro-Silica is applied into soil, it improves soil pH to neutralize acidic soil through a steady and continuous mechanism. It prevents excessive absorption of nitrogen and promotes phosphate efficiency in plants, resulting in a balanced plant nutrient uptake.

RESULTS YOU CAN SEE....

• Yield increase of at least 20% frequently observed in rice and vegetable crops
• Visibly improved quality of crops
• Reduced attack by diseases or pests when disease or pest pressure is present
• Optimized soil pH

OryMax for rice, corn, cereals, sugarcane

Benefits of OryMax in rice

• Increases yield by increasing number of effective tillers and spikelets
• Reduces lodging by improving stem strength and weight
• Improves photosynthesis in utilizing sunlight through improving flag leaf angle and plant canopy
• Improves nitrogen utilization and promotes nitrification
• Improves rice quality and storage freshness by reducing protein content in rice grain
• Reduces blast disease and insect pest damage by formation of silicated layer
• Promotes plant health, yield and prevents environment stress
• Improves soil pH when applied into soil

ViockSan for fruits and vegetables

The cutting edge in plant nutrient technology

Micro Suspension Technology is a patented, breakthrough innovation in plant nutrient technology. Minerals are insoluble in water but highly bio-available to plants through Micro Suspension Technology.

Miracle Sweet is a new generation liquid fertilizer using Micro Suspension Technology. The innovation was touted a miracle in that an extremely small amount of minerals given to plants enhanced their growth from the nursery stage to the late growth or harvest stage. Miracle Sweet has been tested on various crops in fields and greenhouses via different delivery methods such as seed coating and soil drenching. Various positive effects of minerals were seen such as promoting root growth, increasing yield, increasing quality of harvested crops e.g. increased sugar content and/or starch content in corn, potato, and increased essential oil content in some herb plants.

Features of Miracle Sweet

• New generation liquid fertilizer using Micro Suspension Technology
• Natural, mineral-base plant nutrient essence with particle size of 1-4µm
• Extremely high NUE (Nutrient Utility Efficacy) facilitating the bioavailability of nutrients to plants
• Easy to apply through seed soaking, soil drenching or foliar spray

Micro Suspension Technology enhances Fertilizer Use Efficiency

There are tremendous efforts and investments to improve the Fertilizer Use Efficiency (FUE)* which is important in sustainable agriculture as well as to minimize global carbon emissions. Technological innovations in FUE today focus on slow or control release of nutrients given to plant and soil ecosystems. Most efforts so far produced solid, granule fertilizers that are water-soluble nutrient sources. Efforts in producing similar characteristics in liquid fertilizers have been minimal as optimizing the nutrient release pattern is a challenge. Micro suspension technology has overcome the challenge through developing novel liquid fertilizers known as Miracle Sweet that enhance FUE.

The innovation was touted a miracle in that an extremely small amount of minerals given to plants enhanced their growth from the nursery stage to the late growth or harvest stage. There is no runoff or leaching of the mineral particles around the plant root zones even under rain or irrigation. Effects are comparable to using tons of conventional, bulky water-soluble fertilizers.

Micro suspension technology has significant benefits when applied to reduce or substitute conventional fertilizers through enhanced FUE. It also offers a clean and green solution of protecting the environment. Hence LESS IS MORE aptly describes the essence of micro suspension technology.

*FUE: The total nutrient absorbed by the plant as a % of total nutrients supplied by that fertilizer for a given time interval (Weinbaum et al. 1978. JASHS 103: 516-519)

Why use bulky, expensive fertilizers when you can use MIRACLE SWEET?

• Use LESS but benefit MORE! One time application covers whole crop season. Long lasting continuous action through effective release of minerals.
• Increases yield and quality (starch and sugar content) of crops such as potato, sweet potato, corn, watermelon, muskmelon.
• Enhances FUE (Fertilizer Use Efficiency) of plants, resulting in optimal nutrient uptake by plant roots.
• Enables earlier plant establishment or germination after transplanting or sowing
• No runoff or leaching in plant root zones, even under rain or irrigation. No wastage to the grower!
• Safe to end-user and friendly to the environment
• Reduces environmental contamination by conventional chemical fertilizers