Variety
Garnica
A compact Mexican variety from Mundo Novo and Yellow Caturra.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Mundo Novo × Yellow Caturra, bred by INMECAFÉ, Mexico
- Stature
- Dwarf
- Yield
- High
- Best altitude
- 900–1,500 m
- Leaf rust
- Susceptible
- Quality
- Good
Where it grows
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Puebla, Mexico
- Chiapas, Mexico
About
Mexico's former national coffee institute, INMECAFÉ, bred Garnica to combine Mundo Novo's vigour with Caturra's short stature. Its cherries often ripen yellow. It is planted in Veracruz, Puebla and Chiapas.