Chandragiri is a 2007 CCRI Sarchimor-type release (Villa Sarchi x Timor Hybrid) with strong field leaf rust resistance and large, high-grade beans.
Chandragiri (Sln.13) is a Sarchimor-type Arabica released by India's Central Coffee Research Institute in 2007 as the selfed F3 progeny of Villa Sarchi x Timor Hybrid. The Coffee Board launched it as CCRI's first new variety in 21 years, from source plants obtained from Portugal in 1975, and reports that over 80 percent of its produce is A grade, two thirds of that Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold and AA. Reported yields are 1,150 to 1,800 kg of clean coffee per hectare. The Board says it shows tolerance to all known races of the leaf rust pathogen, and a CCRI summary puts resistance at about 95 to 98 percent of plants.
Field notes
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Chandragiri was the Central Coffee Research Institute's first new variety release in 21 years, and its source plants came from Portugal in 1975.
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At launch the Coffee Board planned seed for about 500 hectares in 2007-08, rising to enough for 15,000 hectares a year within the Five Year Plan.
Family tree
Chandragiri is a cross of Villa Sarchi and Timor Hybrid.
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Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
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