Author Edward Bent says the book is aimed at growers, agronomists and teachers.

He said: "The use of silicon could become a fundamental tool to help solve many critical problems of modern-day agriculture."

The work is divided into sections addressed to agricultural, horticultural and floricultural crops together with a series of tables showing positive results obtained from experimental trials.

It contains some detailed technical information on methods of application together with a list of suppliers.

The book emphasises the contributions that silicon can make to improving the internal quality of produce and its post-harvest characteristics in terms of nutritional value, packing, transport, storage and distribution.

Read the Introduction here: Silicon Solutions introduction.pdf

Publisher is Sestante Edizioni and ISBN: 978–88–6642–151–1.