Cenicafé 1 is a low-stature Cenicafé variety from Caturra x Timor Hybrid 1343, described in 2016 as resistant to rust and CBD and yielding like Castillo.
Cenicafé 1 is a Colombian variety described in a 2016 Cenicafé technical bulletin. It comes from a cross of Caturra and Timor Hybrid 1343, has Caturra-type low stature, and is reported resistant to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease. Cenicafé reports the same yield as Castillo and a higher share of supreme-grade coffee.
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The Cenicafé breeding programme behind it started in the late 1960s, when the institute began developing rust-resistant varieties.
Family tree
Cenicafé 1 is a cross of Caturra and Timor Hybrid.
Grown in
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- Cenicafé 1: Nueva variedad de porte bajo altamente productiva resistente a la roya y al CBD con mayor calidad física del grano (Avance Técnico) · Cenicafé (Federación Nacional de Cafeteros)