Variety
Centroamericano
Also called H1, H1 Centroamericano
An F1 hybrid of Sarchimor and Rume Sudan: high yields, resistance to leaf rust and a fine cup.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- F1 hybrid, Sarchimor T5296 × Rume Sudan
- Stature
- Medium
- Yield
- Very high
- Best altitude
- 700–1,600 m
- Leaf rust
- Resistant
- Quality
- Very good
Where it grows
- Jinotega, Nicaragua
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- Huehuetenango, Guatemala
About
Centroamericano was bred by the French research centre CIRAD with Central American partners, crossing a rust-resistant Sarchimor with the wild Rume Sudan. Like all F1 hybrids it is grown from cuttings or lab-made seedlings, because its own seed does not breed true.
It spread quickly after the leaf rust epidemic of 2012 because it yields far more than Caturra and Catuaí, resists rust and still cups well. It is now planted across Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala.