Kamab 26

Nutritional Solutions

KAMAB 26 the Preferred Product to Correct Plant Physiological Disorders
KAMAB 26, is the preferred product for growers to correct plant physiological disorders attributed to calcium, magnesium and potassium imbalances, including stem necrosis, apical rot, tip burn, bitter bit, and fruit cracking in table grapes, and many other fruit and vegetable crops.

Improved texture and shelf life
Use of KAMAB 26 in initial fruit-growing phases also leads to improved fruit texture and longer shelf life. This occurs because KAMAB 26’s formulation favors the production of calcium pectate, which is the calcium inside cell walls that bound the pectin of two cell walls together, says Mrs. Maria Rosaria Stile, Ph.D., K-Adriatica Research and Development Manager.

“The elements the product supplies in this special technology are in optimal ratio and allow plants to uptake them easily and immediately. The product allows growers to deal with all the physiological disorders that unbalanced nutrition related to calcium, magnesium, and potassium can create in crops," explains Mrs. Stile.

KAMAB 26 Can Improve Fruit Robustness, Color and Aroma

“In a highly competitive market where growers face competition coming from producers who can rely on low-cost production means, the only way to compete and achieve market trust is to produce high-quality products, which is what KAMAB 26 can offer,” explains Mrs. Maria Rosaria Stile, Ph.D., K-Adriatica Research and Development Manager.

Usage Rates

Usage rates of KAMAB 26 differ among crops. For a preventative application in table grapes to combat stem necrosis and grape berry drop, growers should make 3-4 applications from fruit set to veraison. If needed, another application should be made 10-15 days before harvest or upon occurrence of predisposing conditions.

Curative applications should be made at the appearance of the first symptoms and should be repeated every 7-10 days until the symptoms disappear.

“The elements the product supplies in this special technology are in optimal ratio and allow plants to uptake them easily and immediately,” Stiles says. “The product allows growers to deal with all the physiological disorders that unbalanced nutrition related to calcium, magnesium, and potassium can create in crops.”

Following Is a Sampling of Crops That Will Benefit From KAMAB 26

Grapes

bitter pit, post-harvest rotting, superficial scald

pome fruits

(apple, pear quince)
bitter pit, post-harvest rotting and superficial scald

Stone fruit

(apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum)
flesh browning, superficial scald and shelf life

strawberries

tip burn, calix necrosis and shelf life

mango-avocado

flower drop and fruit drop

small fruits

(raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, currant)
fruit softening and shelf life

fruiting vegetables

(watermelon, cucumber, eggplant, melon, pepper, tomato, zucchini, pumpkin)
apical rot

leafy vegetables

(chicory, lettuce, radicchio, rocket, escarole, celery, spinach)
tip burn

KAMAB 26 Is the Preferred Product

KAMAB 26, is the preferred product for growers to correct plant physiological disorders attributed to calcium, magnesium and potassium imbalances, including stem necrosis, apical rot, tip burn, bitter bit, and fruit cracking in table grapes and many other fruit and vegetable crops.

A foliar fertilizer, KAMAB 26 was initially developed in the 1980s for Chilean table grape farmers, whose crops had contracted stem necrosis, a physiological disorder of grapevines. The disorder causes grape clusters to wither and die on vines during ripening.

“It was a major problem, but KAMAB 26 proved to be very effective for Chilean agriculture’s table grape production,” says Mrs. Maria Rosaria Stile, Ph.D., K-Adriatica’s Research and Development Manager.

Why Kamab 26 Is Preferred

Improves texture and shelf life

Regulates nitrogen absorption processes

Limits ammonium accumulation in plant tissues

Neutralizes organic acids that are in excess

**Enhances resistance to Botrytis cinerea in table grapes and vegetables**

Application Recommendations

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Grapes

Nutritional disorder
Stem necrosis, grape berry drop

Application Time
Preventative: 3-4 applications from fruit set to veralson (change of color); if needed, repeat the application 10-15 days before harvesting or upon the occurrence of predisposing conditions.
Curative: at the appearance of the first symptoms; to be repeated every 7-10 days until the symptoms disappear