Kaolin for agrochemical use
Kaolin is a highly pure white clay from the decomposition of feldspar rocks, being a hydrated aluminum silicate. Its chemical formula is [AL4 SI4 O10(OH)8], its specific weight is 2.6 and its hardness on the Mohs scale is 2. It is characterized by its fine particle shape and its chemical inertness. Other important properties are: it is hygroscopic (absorbs water) and its plasticity is low to moderate. High whiteness, inertness to chemical agents, odourless, electrically insulating, moldable and easy to extrude. It resists high temperatures, is non-toxic or abrasive and has high refractoriness and ease of dispersion. It is compact, soft to the touch and difficult to fuse. It has great covering and absorbing power, as well as low viscosity in high percentages of solids. In the early nineties, protective films of mineral origin began to be tested as a preventive protective measure, always considering that they did not limit the photosynthetic activity of the plant, kaolin being the most used mineral.
Silmin Ibérica markets a wide range of high purity kaolin for agriculture. Our micronized kaolin is used in foliar spraying on pear, olive, mandarin, orange, etc.
Silmin Ibérica provides the logistical supply for kaolin for agriculture.
We distribute using dump trucks, dump trucks, tankers, bagged trucks and big bags.
The highly advanced treatment of the kaolin that we distribute and market allows us to offer a high-purity product, in order to satisfy the requirement for a very pure kaolin, prepared for its application in organic agriculture as a phytofortifier.
The uses of washed and micronized kaolin in agriculture are multiple due to its properties, which allow the plant to develop defenses against different diseases, as well as strengthen its general condition. The fine particle thickness of our kaolin, its large specific surface area, high hiding power, absorbent and adherent capacities, make it valued in organic and non-organic agriculture.
In agriculture, its use is becoming more widespread, with very positive results in the ecological control of fruit flies in citrus, flies and prays in olive trees and psylla in pear trees, and certain pests such as leafhoppers (green mosquitoes), tryps, lepidoptera, diptera, etc.
The proportions used to dissolve our kaolin in agriculture can be done directly in the atomizer used, with a concentration that can vary between 3% and 5% of the volume of water, depending on the type of plant to be treated. It allows you to mix it with other types of products in the same tank and apply them at the same time, creating a thin and homogeneous layer that covers the trees.
Start applying kaolin to the plants before laying.
Kaolin for pear psyla
Kaolin for heat stroke in pear, apple and olive trees
Kaolin for flies and prays in olive trees (bactrocera oleae)
Kaolin for citrus trees (ceratitis capitata, green mosquito)
Kaolin for industrial tomato
Kaolin for almond tree (green mosquito)
Kaolin for stone fruit trees
Kaolin for watermelon
Kaolin for melon
Kaolin for pepper
Kaolin for persimmon
Kaolin for seedlings
Kaolin covers the crops, and by absorbing moisture makes it more resistant to situations of thermal stress, avoiding heat stroke and reducing the water stress of the plant, helping the crops develop vigor and resistance to pathogens, increasing health and the performance of the plant.
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