Maragogipe 1

Maragogipe

Good to very good cup qual­i­ty in Cen­tral Amer­i­ca, but high­ly sus­cep­ti­ble to rust. Very low yield­ing, large leaves and large internodes.

Stature
Tall
Leaf tip color
Bronze
Bean Size
Very Large
Yield Potential
Low
Low
Very High
Quality potential at high altitude
Very Good
Very Low
Exceptional
Optimal Altitude
High
Coffee leaf rust
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant
Nematode
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant
Coffee Berry Disease
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant

Agronomics

Year of first production
Year 4
Nutrition requirement
Low
Ripening of fruit
Average
Cherry to green bean outturn
Very High
Planting density
3000-4000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Additional agronomic information
Due to the low productivity of Maragogipe, Pacamara is considered a better option. Maragogipe beans are especially large, and the plant also has unusually large spacing between internodes and leaf size.

Background

Genetic Description
Bourbon-Typica group (Bourbon related)
Lineage
A natural mutation of Typica
Breeder
None
History
A natural mutation of Typica, discovered near the Brazilian city of Maragogipe in 1870. The mutation causes the beans, internode spacing and leaves to be especially large and is due to a single dominant gene.Maragogipe is one of the parents of the variety Pacamara, and a related variety called Maracaturra (for more on Maracaturra, see Pacamara history).

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