By Todd Cavins, Steve Marek and Sophia Kamenidou

Todd Cavins is technical specialist, Sun Gro Horticulture, (405) 533-3751; toddc@sungro.com. Steve Marek is associate professor and Sophia Kamenidou is postdoctoral fellow, Oklahoma State University, Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology, (405) 744-5527; stephen.marek@okstate.edu.

Impact of silicon on plant growth

Silicon has the potential to be used in the production of floriculture crops to increase flower and stem size, accelerate flowering and improve resistance to stresses including drought.