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Armour Boost
Natural Silica for Building Strong Resilient Plants
Armour Boost is a supplement that provides an easily absorbed silica for plants. Silica is a mineral product supplied to plants as a nutrient that provides rigidity and structural endurance for crops. Silica is known to increase root growth, boosts yield, and enhances crop quality.
Efficacy
Benefits plant growth, improving crop yields, especially in high silica feeders: cereals, cucumbers, rice and sugarcane. Enhances soil fertility, improves resistance to disease and pests, supports plant architecture, and increases calcium absorption and photosynthesis.
Effective towards:
Building resistance to abiotic stress in crops
Promoting active root growth in lawns
Restoring damaged and weakened grass/lawns
Application
Armour Boost can only be applied as a foliar spray. Use 3.8 ml (3/4 tsp) of product with one gallon (1 gal) of water or 1:1,000 product to water, unless otherwise specified in the table below. After dilution, spray the product onto the plant's leaves. Do not apply prior to excessive rains, since this may reduce product effectiveness.
Active Ingredients
Armour Boost delivers silica in a solution of potassium silicate that plants can easily absorb. Silicon is a relatively inert element that is considered important to plant and animal life.
Safety & Environmental Info
This product is made from naturally derived ingredients and is non-toxic. Appropriate land management practices should be used at all times with any fertilizer; this material should be prevented from entering public or private water supplies (including wells) and any lake, stream, or river.
Mode of Action
Armour Boost is formulated as a premium concentrated silica product derived from a potassium silicate solution. After applying Armour Boost, it is absorbed quickly into the roots and leaves. Being an integral part of the cell walls, silica provides rigidity and structural endurance for crops, adding needed resilience during harsh weather and against harmful pests. The balance amount of Si in the plants boosts photosynthesis and chlorophyll content, and improves drought resistance. lt can also lower irrigation rates, neutralize heavy metal toxicity and counter the negative effects of excess sodium.
Directions for Use
Crop Type | Foliar Spray | Mix Rate | Time & Frequency | Crop name | Mix Rate |
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Rice | 0.1 - 0.2 oz/1,000 ft2 6.9 - 10.4 oz/acre 16.6 - 25 oz/ha |
3.8 - 7.6 ml/gal 12.8 - 25.6 oz/100 gal |
2 - 3 times foliar spray | All Other Crops | 1.9 - 3.8 ml/gal 6.4 - 12.8 oz/100 gal |
Mix Rate
The standard mixing rate for Armour Boost is 3.8 ml (3/4 tsp) per 1 gallon of water that should only be applied as a foliar spray.