ALTERNATIVE CROP PROTECTION SOLUTION
Cœur de Kaolin
Cœur de Kaolin is the name of the natural crop protection system developed by Agri Synergie and its partner SOKA. Beyond a registered product based on anhydrous kaolin, it includes usage advice, application recommendations, and local signage for residents living near vineyards.
To date, the Cœur de Kaolin concept extends to arboriculture and viticulture as well as perfume plants for the control of certain key pests (flies, leafhoppers, aphids, psyllids, etc.).
An R&D approach
AN INNOVATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF SCIENCE AND EFFICIENCY
Baïkal WP and Sokalciarbo WP are registered products, thus providing official proof
of their efficacy and safety for humans and the environment.
The biocontrol products BAÏKAL WP and SOKALCIARBO WP, at the heart of the Cœur de Kaolin system and manufactured in Brittany, are the result of a joint collaboration between the R&D department of Agri Synergie and the company SOKA, a producer of kaolin for industry.
They have given rise to a product derived from primary kaolin, the result of a complex purification process. This process allowed for the separation of different minerals, ensuring the removal of undesirable elements such as quartz or mica, thereby obtaining a final product of exceptional purity. Finally, it is made anhydrous, a step that confers the product its adhesive properties, transparency, and miscibility, which are essential for agricultural use.
One product and a triple action
A preventive repellent action with proven efficacy
By forming a thin white film on the surface of the plant, the repellent from the Cœur de Kaolin system ensures crop protection according to three mechanisms:
Visual confusion
The extreme whiteness of the product applied to the plant disrupts pests in identifying and locating host plants.
Mechanical constraints
The product particles create rough surfaces that hinder pests in their movements on the plant.
Disruption of the development cycle
The application of the product on the plant disrupts the pest cycle by interfering with their feeding and egg-laying.
The product of the Cœur de Kaolin system is marketed under the brands Baïkal WP and Sokalciarbo WP (MA No. 2100038)
Support and service to guarantee efficacy.
Building on its experience, Agri Synergie provides professionals with the essential advice to optimize the efficacy of the solutions offered.
This approach is even more critical for such an original mode of action. From preparation to application methods for Cœur de Kaolin solutions, including usage recommendations, Agri Synergie provides the technical and practical information essential for maximum efficacy in natural crop protection.
Prevention is better than cure.
Citizens are increasingly sensitive to health and environmental issues.
Whether they are distributors, suppliers, or farmers, professionals in the agricultural world have every interest in explaining their approach to the general public, particularly to local residents.
This approach based on transparency is all the more essential when the wine, fruit, or perfume plant sectors commit to a strategy of reducing inputs.
It is therefore necessary to inform residents, but also to promote and raise awareness of the natural and virtuous Cœur de Kaolin approach. This is why the Cœur de Kaolin system includes the installation of an information sign at the edge of fields where its products are used.
Video report
Cœur de Kaolin: Feedback from the field
Discover the Cœur de Kaolin system in real-world conditions through this exclusive report
From application to effective protection against pests, see how our biocontrol solutions Baïkal WP and Sokalciarbo WP are concretely integrated into daily farm operations.