The Race to save Coffee
19 October 2017Presentation of BREEDCAFS coffee hybrids
Presentation of 11 varieties of coffee under investigation in the BREEDCAFS project.
Photos from one block of the on-farm trial at the Zaragoza estate in Nicaragua at 1030 m a.s.l., September 2017.
Configuration of coffee varieties in the on-farm trial block.
Variety descriptions based on WCR variety catalogue.
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- Caturra | A natural mutation of the Bourbon variety, discovered Minas Gerais in Brazil sometime between 1915 and 1918. A compact plant with good yielding potential of standard quality, but highly susceptibility to coffee leaf rust. Breeder: Instituto Agronômico (IAC), Brazil
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- Centroamericano – H1 | An F1 hybrid from a cross between rust-resistant T5296 and the Ethiopian landrace variety Rume Sudan. Very high yielding with very good quality potential. Well-adapted for agroforestry. Breeders: CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE
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- Chicatona – H17 / EC17
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- Evaluna – H18 / EC18 | An F1 hybrid from a cross between rust-resistant Naryelis (a Catimor-type variety) and an Ethiopian landrace accession “ET06“. Very high yielding variety at high altitudes. Breeder: CIRAD-ECOM
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- H3 | An F1 hybrid from a cross between Caturra and an Ethiopian landrace accession “E531’‘. High yielding variety, with very good quality at elevations above 1300 meters. Breeders: CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE
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- Marsellesa | An introgressed Sarchimor originating from a cross between Timor Hybrid 832/2 and Villa Sarchi CIFC 971/10. High yielding plant adapted to medium altitudes. Notably high acidity in the cup. Breeder: CIRAD-ECOM
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- Mundo Maya – H16 / EC16 | An F1 hybrid from a cross between T5296, a rust-resistant descendant of the Timor Hybrid, and a wild Ethiopian accession “ET01“. High yielding variety in healthy soil, with very good quality at elevations >1300 m. Adapted to agroforestery systems. Breeder: CIRAD-ECOM
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- MundoMex – H15 / EC15
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- Nayarita – H19 / EC19 | An introgressed F1 hybrid from a cross between rust-resistant Naryelis (a Catimor variety) and an Ethiopian landrace accession “ET26“. High yielding variety at high altitudes with very good cup quality. Breeder: CIRAD-ECOM
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- Starmaya | An F1 hybrid from a cross between Marsellesa and a wild Ethiopian/Sudanese natural mutant. High yielding plant adapted to medium altitudes. Notably high acidity in the cup. The first coffee F1 hybrid propagated by seed. Breeder: CIRAD-ECOM
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- Totonaca – H14
