High yielding variety, with exceptional quality at elevations above 1300 meters.

Appearance

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Stature
Dwarf/Compact
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Leaf Tip Color
Bronze
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Bean Size
Large

Agronomics

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Optimal Altitude
5°N to 5°S:
>1600m
5–15°N and 5–15°S:
>1300m
>15°N and >15°S:
>1000m
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Quality Potential at High Altitude
Exceptional
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Yield Potential
High
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Coffee Leaf Rust
Susceptible
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Coffee Berry Disease (CBD)
Susceptible
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Nematodes
Susceptible
information Year of First Production Year Three
information Nutrition Requirement High
information Ripening of Fruit Average
information Cherry-to-Green-Bean Outturn Very High
information Planting Density 4000-5000 a/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Additional Agronomic Information

An important note about F1 hybrids: Seeds taken from hybrid plants will not have the same characteristics as the parent plants. This is called “segregation.” It means that the child plant will not look or behave the same as the parent, with potential losses of yield, disease resistance, quality, or other agronomic performance traits. The variety should only be reproduced through clonal propagation and purchased from trusted nurseries.

Genetics

information Lineage Caturra x Ethiopian wild accession "ET41" (CATIE collection)
information Genetic Description F1 Hybrid (Not Introgressed)
History

A first-generation (F1) hybrid originating from a cross between Caturra and an Ethiopian landrace from the CATIE collection (accession ET41).

The variety was created by a consortium including French research institute CIRAD, a regional network of national coffee institutes in Central America (PROMECAFE), and CATIE. F1 hybrids in Central America are part of an effort by breeders to increase the genetic diversity of varieties in the region since the traditional American varieties are severely genetically constricted.

Typically, F1 hybrid parents are chosen to be genetically distant from one another; this distance maximizes hybrid vigor, which translates into high yields and overall vigor (for example, tolerance to frost), without losses in cup quality or disease resistance. There are only a handful of F1 hybrid coffee varieties in the world, most developed in the last 10 years, and only recently commercially available to farmers.

Availability

information Breeder CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE
information Intellectual Property Rights This plant is in the public domain in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; outside of these countries, permission should be requested from PROMECAFE.

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