In Colombian field trials, tomatoes treated with MaxSil yielded up to 43% more than untreated controls, and fruit grown with MaxSil plus organic matter kept 68% longer.
Trials in Colombia tested MaxSil plant available silicon on tomatoes at rates of up to 80 kg/ha, applied either on its own or together with compost.
Yields from the MaxSil treatments were up to 43% higher than the untreated controls.
Where MaxSil was combined with organic matter, shelf life was extended by 68% compared with the controls, measured 35 days after harvest.
Adding NPK fertiliser to the MaxSil treatments did not significantly change the outcomes.