Kaolinite spreading

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Atlantic
Atlantic

Weather event addressed

Very high temperatures / Heat wave

Farming system

FRUITS & VINEYARDS
Perennial crops

Description of the measure

Kaolinite spreading

Comments on sustainability

Adding kaolinite before a heat wave helps protect the plants from sunburn (clay film), and thus improves stomatal activity.