Paraiso

"Paraíso MG H 419-1 is a rust-resistant variety developed in Brazil by the breeding teams at EPAMIG and the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV). It originated in 1980 from a cross between Catuaí Amarelo IAC 30 and the Timor Hybrid UFV 445-46, a rust-resistant selection from the Coffee Rust Research Center in Portugal. Field evaluations at the EPAMIG Experimental Farm in São Sebastião do Paraíso showed that Paraíso plants are shorter and more compact than Catuaí with higher yields over the first four harvests. The variety shows high resistance to coffee leaf rust and segregating resistance to root-knot nematodes. Introduced to Costa Rica in 2008, Paraíso is part of a newer generation of rust-resistant varieties that are beginning to gain recognition outside Brazil, especially in Central America."