Why MaxSil™?

Silicon is a chemical element and is abundant in the Earth’s crust as Silica or as Silicates. The benchmark for silicon fertilisers is the amount of plant-available silicon, and MaxSil™ contains 24 times more plant-available silicon than competing products. Extensive pot and field trials have demonstrated that MaxSil™ boosts crop yield and quality, as well as the financial returns for the grower.

UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR CROPS WITH THE POWER OF SILICON!

Since the 1920s, it's been recognized that Silicon is crucial for optimal plant growth, despite its scarcity in a form plants can readily absorb. Today's cropping fields are experiencing a Silicon famine. Most are drastically depleted or deficient in Plant Available Silicon (PAS). Agricultural soil can be effectively replenished using Silicon fertilisers, first identified in 1920s Hawaii.

MaxSil’s Silicon Fertiliser outperforms competitors, offering 24 times more PAS. By opting for Silicon fertilisers, you can enhance your soil's PAS, leading to healthier, more productive, and pest resistant crops. It's more than a simple growth trick — it's a revolution in agricultural productivity.

MaxSil ™ is 24 times more potent in yielding PAS than Diatomite

Comparison of the percentage and parts per million (ppm) of Plant Available Silicon (PAS*) contained in three different solid silicon fertilisers

(*Note: PAS analyses were carried out according to the official US protocol endorsed by theAssociation of American Plant Food Control)

Kilograms of solid silicon fertiliser required to supply 3kg of Plant Available Silicon (PAS) per hectare of land

SILICON IS ABUNDANT IN THE EARTH’S CRUST

Illustration of Silicon in the Earth's Crust — Almost 30% of Earth’s Crust consists of Silicon

Following oxygen it’s the second-most abundant element on Earth

BENEFITS OF SILICON/PAS

SILICON UPTAKE BY PLANTS

Plant roots absorb Si in the form of a weak acid (H₄SiO). Soil silicon content can be boosted by Si fertilisers, which yield Plant Available Silicon (PAS), the content of which is determined through an internationally accredited test.

Silicon was designated as “Plant Beneficial Substance” in 2015 (The International Plant Nutrition Institute, Georgia, USA). Moves are afoot to declare Silicon an “Essential Trace Element”.

Illustration of Sapling roots absorbing Silicon

Roots absorb Si in the form of a weak acid (Amorphous Silica)

Global research since the 1920s demonstrates that Silicon fertilisers (PAS) enhance plant growth, yield, and the quality of crops. Yield increases in excess of 30% are well documented.

Silicon fertilisers (PAS) also make plants more resistant to Biotic & Abiotic stresses, reduce the need for NPK fertilisers, and can improve soils, including, carbon sequestration.