Variety
Marsellesa
A compact, rust-resistant Sarchimor from Nicaragua with a cleaner cup than most of its kind.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Villa Sarchi × Timor Hybrid 832/2, selected by CIRAD and ECOM in Nicaragua (2009)
- Stature
- Dwarf
- Yield
- High
- Best altitude
- 700–1,600 m
- Leaf rust
- Resistant
- Quality
- Good
Where it grows
- Matagalpa, Nicaragua
- Chiapas, Mexico
- Huehuetenango, Guatemala
About
Marsellesa was selected from a cross made in Portugal and tested in Central America. It resists the leaf rust that swept the region in 2012, and its short trees suit dense planting.
It is planted across Nicaragua and in parts of Mexico and Guatemala.