Material analysis with SEM
HØST is using an Elkem Microsilica® based product (silica fume) in fertilizers, and they needed to prove that the fertilizer actually is absorbed by the plant.
The microsilica based product makes the plants more resilient against drought and rice blast fungus.
Elkem used a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and their industrial expertise in microsilica and material analysis to document that the silicon is absorbed, transported and positioned in the rice leaves.
