Silicon protects canola from clubtroot, a disease that can reduce yields of this crop by 15 percent. Photo: Graham Richter Attribution-Share alike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Adding silicon to the soil protects canola from its pathogens

According to a Canadian research, silicon, a widespread and cheap element, helps plants fight clubroot. But it also helps them withstand drought and extreme heat

Re Soil Foundation