Mundo Novo 1

Mundo Novo

A vig­or­ous and pro­duc­tive plant with good qual­i­ty cup but sus­cep­ti­ble to major dis­eases. Grown wide­ly in South Amer­i­ca, but rarely in Cen­tral Amer­i­ca and the Caribbean.

Stature
Tall
Leaf tip color
Green or Bronze
Bean Size
Average
Yield Potential
High
Low
Very High
Quality potential at high altitude
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 3
Nutrition requirement
High
Ripening of fruit
Average
Cherry to green bean outturn
Average
Planting density
3000-4000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Additional agronomic information
In Peru, recommended elevation is >1500m.

Background

Genetic Description
Bourbon-Typica group (Typica and Bourbon related)
Lineage
Typica x Bourbon
Breeder
Instituto Agronómico de Campinas (IAC), Brasil
History
Mundo Novo is the result of a natural cross between the Bourbon and Typica varieties found in Mineiros do Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Seeds of the original coffee plants were planted in the municipality of Novo Mundo, today called Urupês, where selection gave rise to the variety Mundo Novo. The variety was discovered in 1943.The first selections of Mundo Novo in Brazil were completed between 1943 and 1952. The variety has been distributed to farmers in Brazil since 1952. New selections were released by the IAC in Brazil beginning in 1977. The variety has commercial importance in Brazil and other South American countries, including Peru, but is little used in Central America. It first arrived in Costa Rica in 1952, though it was not widely adopted because farmers disliked its very tall statute. There were several introductions to Guatemala in 1963-64. It was introduced to Honduras from CATIE in 1974. In Africa, it is also found in Malawi.The plant is characterized by its very tall stature. It is vigorous and productive for a traditional American type variety, but is late maturing. Its leaf tips can be green or bronze.A cross between Mundo Novo and Dwarf/Compact Caturra gave rise to Dwarf/Compact Catuai.

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