Mechanism of leaf photosynthesis enhanced by Silicon

Silicon can improve the photosynthetic efficiency of gramineous crops such as rice, corn, wheat and sugarcane, and its specific action mechanism is as follows:

Silicon can adjust the Angle between leaves (especially the blade leaves of rice), avoid mutual shading between leaves, increase the effective photosynthetic area, improve the light potential of plants, improve the light interception and utilization of leaves, and prolong the functional period of leaves.

Silicon can be deposited on stem and leaf surfaces (forming a refraction layer), which refracts sunlight and improves the utilization of light energy.