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Silicon biostimulants could help restore crops left saturated by wet weather

Prolonged rainfall risks leaving plants with 'lazy roots'

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Biostimulants can help struggling crops get back on their feet by helping to restore root systems
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Biostimulants can help struggling crops get back on their feet by helping to restore root systems

Employing silicon biostimulants could offer a solution for those growers whose crops have suffered root stress from the prolonged wet weather. According to agronomist Mike Stoker, biostimulants can...

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