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Variedad Colombia

Also called Colombia

Colombia's first rust-resistant variety, a cross of Caturra and the Timor Hybrid.

Species
Coffea arabica
Lineage
Caturra × Timor Hybrid, Cenicafé, Colombia (1982)
Stature
Dwarf
Yield
High
Best altitude
1,200–1,900 m
Leaf rust
Resistant
Quality
Good

Where it grows

  • Antioquia, Colombia
  • Caldas, Colombia

About

Cenicafé released Variedad Colombia in 1982, soon after leaf rust reached the country. It let Colombian farms keep Caturra's dense planting without spraying, and was later improved into Castillo.

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