Perdenia

Old Robusta

Vig­or­ous, wide-spread­ing, grow into mod­er­ate­ly large trees. High-yield­ing, beans rel­a­tive­ly small in size.

Yield Potential
1500-3000 kg/ha
Country of release
India
Contents of mucilage in the cherry
Low
Bean Size
Small (screen size 14 or below)
Coffee leaf rust
Tolerant
Susceptible
Resistant
Coffee Berry Disease
Unknown
Susceptible
Resistant
Nematode
Tolerant
Susceptible
Resistant
Coffee Berry Borer
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant
Shoot hole borer (Xylosandus compactus)
Susceptible
Susceptible
Resistant

Agronomics

Stature
Tall
Year of first production
Year 4
Nutrition requirement
Medium
Ripening of fruit
Late
Cherry to green bean outturn
25%
Planting density
1000-2000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Leaf tip color
Green or Bronze
Additional agronomic information
It can be grown at altitudes of 500 to 1000 meters above sea level. The bushes are spread out with 50–70 fruits per node in normal clusters, red in color with average cup quality. The fruit is relatively small in size. Yield of up to 1500 kg/ha under rainfed and shaded conditions and up to 2500 kg/ha under intensive cultivation practices including blossom and backing irrigation.

Background

Type
Clone
Genetic Description
Congo group
Lineage
Unknown
Breeder
Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), Coffee Board of India
History
During the outbreak of Coffee Leaf Rust, it was introduced to India via Srilankan coffee estates as an alternate crop for Arabica.
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