application of potassium silicate at a dose of 30 g L1 to strawberry
leaves reduced the severity of pestalotia spot by 61% (Carre-Missio
et al., 2010). Potassium silicate applications on orange reduced the
severity of green mold caused by Penicillium digitatum by 23% when
applied in the preventive form and 40% when applied in the
curative form (Moscoso-Ramírez and Palou, 2014).