Colombia was Colombia's first rust-resistant composite Arabica, a Caturra x Timor Hybrid cross released in 1982, a year before leaf rust arrived.
Variedad Colombia is a composite Arabica from Cenicafé's rust-resistance programme, which began in 1968. It comes from crossing Caturra with Timor Hybrid and was released in 1982, one year before coffee leaf rust reached Colombia for the first time. Cenicafé calls it the first composite variety with genetic resistance to rust. Castillo, from the same Caturra x Timor Hybrid cross, followed it in 2005.
History
Released in 1982 as Colombia's first rust-resistant Arabica variety from a Cenicafé programme begun in 1968. Castillo, from the same Caturra x Timor Hybrid cross, was released in 2005.
Field notes
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Colombia was released in 1982, a year before coffee leaf rust was first confirmed in the country.
Family tree
Colombia is a cross of Caturra and Timor Hybrid.
Grown in
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- Coffee Varieties: Debunking The Myths Around Castillo · Perfect Daily Grind
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- Variedad Castillo, preguntas frecuentes (Avance Tecnico 426) · Cenicafe, Federacion Nacional de Cafeteros