Conilon is the Brazilian name for Robusta, a linguistic drift from the 'kouilou' subtype, with the conilon group introduced to Espirito Santo in 1912.
Conilon is the Brazilian trade name for Coffea canephora (Robusta), with the conilon group introduced to Espirito Santo in 1912. The name is a linguistic distortion of 'koillou' (also spelled quillou), a robusta subtype the French observed in the wild in 1880 between Gabon and the mouth of the Congo River, mainly along the Kouilou-Niari region. Brazil is now among the top robusta producers globally, and Embrapa has released BRS cultivars for Brazilian conditions, several bred for mechanized harvesting and nematode and rust resistance. WCR notes that regional terms such as conilon generally do not correspond to genetically distinct varieties or clones.
History
The conilon group was introduced to Espirito Santo, Brazil in 1912. Brazilian institutes have since selected and released clonal and polyclonal cultivars, such as Embrapa's BRS series.
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'Conilon' is a Brazilian linguistic distortion of 'koillou' (or quillou), a robusta subtype the French observed in the wild in 1880 near the Kouilou-Niari region.
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