Types of Abiotic Stress in plants(explain each of them)

How Ortho silicic acid helps to recover

Recommendation of Silixol and Silixol OSA

All of nature is a fine balance and a change in one aspect often means a chain reaction of impact. The current global warming crisis is causing trouble not only to man but also to nature, reflected in poor plant and crop health caused due to abiotic stress factors like temperature fluctuations, water scarcity or over availability, high soil salinity and the alarming increase in ultraviolet radiation.  

Abiotic stress can lead to several metabolic dysfunctions in a plant. The stress is at times temporary or at times it can be severe and even cause problems like reduced flowering, low seed formation and even death. Such plants will be considered to be stress susceptible. 

Let’s look at the abiotic stress factors in plants and crops:

• Temperature Fluctuation

The proper growth of every plant depends upon the conducive growing conditions in which temperature plays a big role. Erratic fluctuations in temperature hamper crop growth as well as yield. Too much heat damage compromises a plant's capacity to produce healthy fruits and grains.  While too much cold causes sterility.

• Water Stress 

Scarcity of water is the biggest water stress usually caused by drought or high soil salinity. As a result, soil loses its smooth and porous texture and becomes hard and impenetrable to roots which have already become weak due to lack of water. Water stress causes the plants to lose health and productivity eventually resulting in very less to zero yield production. In the long run, the effects of water stress can affect the whole economy of a region or country and are almost never limited to a particular farm. 

• Soil salinity 

Soil salinity brutally affects plant health and their ability to produce. Most crop plants are highly sensitive to changing salinity caused by rising levels of salt in the soil. High salinity impacted soil is on the rise and is one of the major threats to food production all over the world. 

• Ultraviolet radiation 

Depletion of the ozone layer has caused high amounts of solar UV-B radiation reaching the Earth's surface. The exposure to extremely high levels of UV-B radiation is undoubtedly harmful to plants as they use sunlight for photosynthesis.

Immediate action needed 

Abiotic stresses have become an issue that needs to be addressed immediately if we are to ensure a sustainable production of food worldwide. If not paid heed to, these may soon spiral out of control and cause irreparable damage not just to the crop production in the present but also the future productive capacity of the soil. This in turn would mean huge losses in harvest and a blow to global food security.  

Abiotic stress attacks the roots first and weaker roots essentially get reflected in the overall health of the plant. To avoid this the first step to enhance yields is through improving the soil quality by ensuring that the soil is fortified with speciality nutrients that boost its fertility. The soil needs to be healthy and biologically diverse. 

Ortho Silicic Acid - A solution worth its name 

Ortho Silicic acid plays an important role in optimising crop nutritional status, alleviating abiotic, chemical and biotic stress and also improving quality and quantity of the total produce. It is a beneficial nutrient that helps the plant overcome environmental stress while safeguarding the health of the plant. It is ideal for all horticulture plants. Its usage is recommended at critical stages of crop and also when the crop is battling abiotic stress factors. Application is fairly simple as it can be done with foliar spray. 

Foliar spray of Silixol - a stabilised formulation of Ortho Silicic acid enhances the uptake of essential nutrients (viz. P, Ca and K) in the plants.  It has been observed that seedlings sprayed with Silixol had higher levels of chlorophyll content over control, accounting for higher rate of photosynthesis. This results in a three fold increase in the seedling length of the sprayed plants compared to the unsprayed ones. 

In main fields, foliar sprays at three critical stages of rice accelerated seedling development. Various other growth parameters like the volume of roots, number of tillers along with various yield attributing traits were increased in sprayed plants compared to the ones that were not sprayed. 

The foliar application of Silixol significantly improved the quality of grapes and reduced incidences of berry cracking. The use of Silixol resulted in the highest berry length, diameter, weight  and yield. 

Privi Silixol and Silixol OSA 

Designed to promote flowering and formation of tasty and nutritious food Privi Silixol and Silixol OSA ensures a bigger and higher quality farm yield. Tried and tested by farmers all over the country Privi Silixol and Silixol OSA have been accepted as plant saviours from the danger of biotic stress. It has been recommended by agricultural experts and the farmers who have used it. 

The grain filling in these plants was also a lot better with visible differences in traits like erectness, length, width and greenness of the leaves. Privi Silixol facilitated early maturation of crops which means that the field was ready for harvest 7 - 10 days in advance and the grain quality, health and shine of the grain was better. There was no discolouration of the grain. In soybean, common bean and peanut Silixol stimulated the uptake of calcium, potassium and silicon which led to better yields in all these crops. 

Main Features of Privi Silixol 

• Foliar spray of fertigation method of application possible 

• Compatible with most of the agrochemicals.

• Use 2.0 litres of Silixol per acre 

• Use Silixol in four sprays at 15-20 days interval

Ideal for: 

Floriculture 

• Carnation 

• Lily

• Rose 

• Jasmine 

• Chrysanthemum 

Horticulture

• Apples

• Grapes

• Oranges

• Apricots 

• Bananas

• Almonds 

• Cherries 

Aromatic crops 

• Lemon grass 

• Mentha 

• Patchouli 

• Pepper mint 

• Spear mint 

Main Features and usage of Privi Silixol OSA 

• Foliar spray of fertigation method of application possible 

• Compatible with most of the agrochemicals.

• Use 500ml-1000ml* of PRIVI Silixol OSA per acre

• Use Silixol in four sprays at 15-20 days interval

Ideal for: 

Cereals 

• Barley 

• Oats 

• Little Millets 

• Pearl Millets 

• Wheat 

• Sorghum 

• Rice 

• Maize 

Fibre crops 

• Cotton 

• Hemp

• Jute 

• Knead 

• Ramie 

Oilseeds

• Linseed 

• Safflower 

• Soybean 

• Sunflower

• Groundnut 

• Canola

Pulses 

• Black gram 

• Chick pea 

• Cowpea

• Green gram 

• Horse gram 

• Kidney bean 

• Lentil 

• Peas

Sugar crops

• Sugar beet 

• Sugarcane

  
  

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  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094715300116#:~:text=Exposure%20of%20plants%20to%20extreme,consistent%20negative%20impact%20on%20plants. 

  
  

  https://www.intechopen.com/books/911 

  
  

  https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/66714 

  
  

  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4336437/ 

  
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