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Marsellesa
מרסלסהHigh yielding plant adapted to medium altitudes. Notably high acidity in the cup.
Stature: Dwarf/CompactOptimal altitude: Low, MediumQuality at high altitude: GoodCoffee leaf rust: Intermediate resistance
History & Origin
"A cross between Timor Hybrid 832/2 and [Villa Sarchi] (/varieties/villa-sarchi) CIFC 971/10. Pedigree selection made by ECOM-CIRAD in Nicaragua specifically for its rust resistance traits. It was released in 2009. For more background on the history of the Sarchimor group of coffees, see [T5296] (/varieties/t5296)."
Morphology
- Stature
- Dwarf/Compact
- Leaf tip color
- Green
- Bean size
- Average
- Yield potential
- High
Altitude & Quality
- Optimal altitude
- Low, Medium
- Quality at high altitude
- Good
Disease Resistance
- Coffee leaf rust
- Intermediate resistance
- Nematode
- Susceptible
- Coffee berry disease
- Tolerant
Agronomy
- Year of first production
- Year 3
- Nutrition requirement
- High
- Ripening
- Average
- Cherry to green outturn
- High
- Planting density
- 5000-6000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning)
Genetics
- Genetic group
- Introgressed (Sarchimor related)
- Lineage
- Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi CIFC 971/10
- Breeder
- CIRAD-ECOM
מבוסס על World Coffee Research, Arabica Catalog · CC BY-SA 4.0