Variety
Parainema
A Honduran Sarchimor that resists rust and nematodes and has won Cup of Excellence prizes.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Sarchimor line released by IHCAFE, Honduras (2010)
- Stature
- Dwarf
- Yield
- High
- Best altitude
- 1,000–1,700 m
- Leaf rust
- Resistant
- Quality
- Very good
Where it grows
- Santa Bárbara, Honduras
- Marcala, Honduras
About
The Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE) released Parainema in 2010. It resists leaf rust and root-knot nematodes, and its lots have placed at the top of Honduras's Cup of Excellence, which is rare for a disease-resistant variety.