Centroamericano 1

Centroamericano

H1

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Very high yield­ing with very good qual­i­ty poten­tial if plant­ed in healthy soil and at ele­va­tions >1300 meters, with resis­tance to rust. Well-adapt­ed for agroforestry.

Stature
Dwarf/Compact
Leaf tip color
Green
Bean Size
Large
Yield Potential
Very High
Low
Very High
Quality potential at high altitude
Very Good
Very Low
Exceptional
Optimal Altitude
Low, Medium, High
5°N to 5°S: >1000m
5–15°N and 5–15°S: >700m
>15°N and >15°S: >400m
Coffee leaf rust
Resistant
Susceptible
Resistant
Nematode
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant
Coffee Berry Disease
Tolerant
Susceptible
Resistant

Agronomics

Year of first production
Year 2
Nutrition requirement
Very High
Ripening of fruit
Average
Cherry to green bean outturn
Very High
Planting density
3000-4000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Additional agronomic information
May have difficulty establishing roots in the first two years. Requires careful nutrition for roots to become established, avoiding too much nitrogen (N). 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.

Background

Genetic Description
F1 hybrid (introgressed)
Lineage
T5296 x Rume Sudan
Breeder
CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE
History
A first-generation (F1) hybrid originating from a cross between rust-resistant [T5296] (/varieties/t5296) and the Ethiopian landrace variety Rume Sudan. Centroamericano is resistant to coffee leaf rust, is extremely high yielding (in breeding evaluations, it showed production increases of 22–47% over the standard varieties in Central America). Centroamericano has also proven to have exceptional cup quality potential when well-managed at high altitudes. It was released in 2010 for farmers in Central America.The variety was created by a consortium including French research institute CIRAD, a regional network of national coffee institutes in Central America (PROMECAFE), and a coffee genebank in Costa Rica (CATIE). F1 hybrid varieties are still relatively new in coffee agriculture; only a handful have become commercially available to farmers in the last 15 years, and only in select countries.

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