Casiopea is a non-introgressed F1 hybrid combining Caturra with a wild Ethiopian accession for exceptional high-altitude quality.
Casiopea is an F1 hybrid (Caturra x Ethiopian wild accession 'ET41' from the CATIE collection) bred by the CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE consortium. Unlike most F1 hybrids in this catalog it carries no Robusta introgression. High yielding with exceptional quality potential above 1300 m, though only low/susceptible coffee leaf rust resistance.
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Casiopea is an F1 hybrid of Caturra and Ethiopian Landrace.
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