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title: VIVA Silica | New ViVa Bio Nutrients
description: Natural Silicon for Strong Crops
category: Foliar Nutrients
price: INR 0
unit: To be Announced
in_stock: true
canonical: https://newviva.in/products/viva-silica
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# VIVA Silica

**Category:** Foliar Nutrients
**Price:** ₹0 To be Announced
**Availability:** In Stock

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## Short Description
Natural Silicon for Strong Crops

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## Detailed Description
* Strengthens stalks – prevents lodging in paddy, maize, and millets
* Reduces blast disease and stem borer attack
* Improves drought tolerance
* Adds slow-release potassium as a bonus
* Deposits silicon in cell walls – physical barrier against pests and fungi
* Reduces transpiration – more crop per drop of water
* Complements VIVA Potassium – use K for fruiting, VIVA Silica for structure

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## Benefits
- *   **Improves Drought & Stress Tolerance:** Regulates stomatal opening and water usage, making plants more resilient during dry spells and heat stress.
- *   **Strengthens Plant Structure:** Contributes to stronger cell walls, reducing lodging in cereals and improving stem strength in all crops.
- *   **Boosts Disease Resistance:** Plays a key role in activating the plant's natural defense mechanisms against fungal and bacterial pathogens.

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## Suitable For
- All Crops

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## Usage Instructions
*   **Shake the bottle well** before use
*   For foliar application, mix with water first before adding to the spray tank.
*   It is compatible with most other VIVA inputs.
*   Apply during cooler parts of the day for best foliar absorption.
### **Application Guidelines**
   **Foliar Spray**
    *   **Dilution Rate:** 3 – 5 ml per litre of water
    *   **Recommended Volume per Acre:** 200 – 250 litres of diluted spray solution
   **Soil Drench / Drip Irrigation (Fertigation)**
    *   **Dilution Rate:** 1 – 2 litres per acre, diluted in irrigation water
    *   **Recommended Volume per Acre:** Apply with 500 – 1000 litres of water

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## Application Timing
2–5 ml per litre. Soil or foliar. Apply at tillering in paddy and early growth in all crops.