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NARO-Kituza Robusta 1

Also known as NaCORI Robusta 1.

NARO-Kituza Robusta 1 is a Ugandan Robusta clone bred for coffee wilt disease resistance, one of a numbered NARO-Kituza series.

NARO-Kituza Robusta 1 is a tall Ugandan Robusta clone bred by Uganda's National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI, under NARO), a hybrid clone from natural cross-pollination, resistant to coffee wilt disease (CWD) and red blister disease. WCR reports an SCA cupping score of 81. It is one of ten numbered NARO-Kituza Robusta clones (1 through 10) in WCR's Robusta catalog bred for Uganda's growing conditions. Only clone 1 is detailed individually in this corpus.

Field notes

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NaCORI selected KR1 after screening for coffee wilt disease resistance, leaf rust and red blister resistance, cup quality, large green beans and yield.

Grown in

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Robusta Varieties — A global catalog of Robusta coffee varieties from around the world (PDF, rev. Sept 4, 2025) · World Coffee Research

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