WCR Coffee Research Intro Deck Web

Specialty
coffee
Specialty coffee is one of the most popular commodities exported worldwide. The global specialty coffee
industry was valued at USD 35.9 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow to USD 83.5 billion by 2025. With
its increasing popularity, consumers as well as large-scale buyers are paying due attention to the quality of
coffee that are purchased. Attention to factors influencing intrinsic coffee quality, such as the genetic diversity
of specialty coffee produced, would be a greater requirement for countries like Sri Lanka, looking to meet
consumer demand through export.
For over 150 years, Sri Lanka has been largely disconnected from the global coffee market. Information
about coffee genotypes grown in Sri Lanka have been a missing link in connecting Sri Lankan specialty coffee
growers to the world. Recently, MDF took the initiative to connect with, World Coffee Research (WCR) - an
organization that focuses on varieties and knowledge of coffee plants, to improve coffee quality, productivity,
climate resilience, profits for businesses and farmer livelihoods.
WCR’s global genetic database of coffee varieties helps agronomists, growers and
buyers identify:
The most favorable The ancestorial Varieties that can Climate resilient coffee
coffee varieties for home of a given withstand pests varieties; while also
a given region coffee variety and diseases creating recognition for
genetic origins of coffee
MDF collected samples from across Sri Lanka, through the Lanka Coffee Association (LCA) and
sent them to WCR for a “Varietal Analysis”. The Varietal Analysis explains parent varieties of
Arabica coffee samples. The following document details the findings of the Varietal Analysis
as shared by WCR.
MDF plans to connect further with WCR and Sri Lanka Department of Export Agriculture (DOEA) to investigate
the uniqueness of Sri Lankan coffee varieties and over time bring coffee varieties to the country to elevate the
growth of the Sri Lankan specialty coffee sector.
Fronton
Early production and high yielding plant resistant to coffee leaf
rust. Well-adapted to low and medium altitudes. Found primarily in
Puerto Rico.
Appearance
Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Dwarf/Compact Green/ Below
Bronze average
Agronomics
Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

at high altitude
Very good High
5°N to 5°S
1000 – 1600m
5–15°N and 5–15°S
700 – 1300m
>15°N and >15°S
400 – 1000m
Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

disease (CBD)
Resistant Unknown Unknown
Fronton
Performance
Year of first production Year Two
Nutrition requirement High
Ripening of fruit Average
Cherry-to-green-bean High
outturn
Planting density 3000-4000 (using single stem pruning)
Additional agronomic Variety not homogeneous; presents a non-

information specified amount of segregation in the field.
Susceptible to coffee leaf miner.
Genetics
Lineage Timor Hybrid x Caturra
Genetic description Introgressed (Catimor)
History A cross between Timor Hybrid and Caturra

introduced to Puerto Rico from the Instituto
Agronomico de Campinas (IAC) in Brazil.
Selection made by the Estación Experimental
Agrícola en Adjuntas in Puerto Rico.
RAB c15
High yielding tall variety resistant to rust and coffee berry disease
recently released in Rwanda.
Appearance

Tall Green/ Below
Bronze average
Agronomics

at high altitude
Very good Very high
5°N to 5°S
> 1200m
5–15°N and 5–15°S
> 900m
>15°N and >15°S
> 700m

disease (CBD)
Resistant Resistant Unknown
RAB
c15
Performance
Year of first production Year Two
Ripening of fruit Unknown
Cherry-to-green-bean Average
outturn
Planting density 2000-3000 (using multiple stem pruning)
Additional agronomic Vigorous

information
Genetics
Lineage A selection of the Indian variety Sln.6 (Kent x

C. robusta). A population composite variety
History RAB C15 was released by the Rwandan

Agricultural Board in 2015. It a selection of
Sln.6, a population created by Indian coffee
breeders at Central Coffee Research Institute
(CCRI) and distributed to Indian farmers in
the 1970s, and which was shared with four
African countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Zimbabwe
and Uganda) in 2010.
Villa Sarchi
Well-adapted to highest altitude conditions and tolerant of
strong winds.
Appearance

Dwarf/Compact Green Below
average
Agronomics

at high altitude
Good Good
5°N to 5°S
> 1600m
5–15°N and 5–15°S
> 1300m
>15°N and >15°S
> 1000m

disease (CBD)
Susceptible Susceptible Susceptible
Sarchi
Villa
Performance
Year of first production Year Three
outturn
Planting density 5000-6000 (using single stem pruning)
Additional agronomic Vigorous

information
Genetics
Lineage Timor Hybrid x Caturra
History Villa Sarchi is perhaps most well known as

one of the namesakes of the “Sarchimor”
group of coffees. In the 1970s, coffee
breeders and growers in Latin America,
as well as the global coffee industry that
depended on coffee from the region, were
extremely concerned about the recent arrival
of coffee leaf rust in Latin America.
Marcellesa
High yielding plant adapted to medium altitudes. Notably high
acidity in the cup.
Appearance

Dwarf/Compact Green Average
Agronomics

at high altitude
Good High
5°N to 5°S
> 1000 - 1600m
5–15°N and 5–15°S
> 700 - 1300m
>15°N and >15°S
> 400 - 1000m

disease (CBD)
Resistant Tolerant Susceptible
Marcellesa
Performance
Year of first production Year Three
Cherry-to-green-bean High
outturn
Planting density 5000-6000/ha (using single stem pruning)
Additional agronomic -
information
Genetics
Lineage Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi CIFC

971/10
Genetic description Introgressed (Sachimor)
History A cross between Timor Hybrid 832/2 and

Villa Sarchi CIFC 971/10. Pedigree selection
made by ECOM-CIRAD in Nicaragua
specifically for its rust resistance traits
Bourbon
One of the most culturally and genetically important C. arabica
varieties in the world, known for excellent quality in the cup at the
highest altitudes.
Appearance

Tall Green Average
Agronomics

at high altitude
Very good Medium
5°N to 5°S
> 1600m
5–15°N and 5–15°S
> 1300m
>15°N and >15°S
> 1000m

disease (CBD)
Susceptible Susceptible Susceptible
Bourbon
Performance
Year of first production Year Four
Nutrition requirement Medium
Ripening of fruit Early
outturn
Planting density 3000-4000/ha (using single stem pruning)
Additional agronomic -
information
Genetics
Lineage Bourbon-like genetic background
Genetic description Bourbon-Typica Group (Bourbon-related)
History French missionaries introduced Bourbon from

Yemen to Bourbon Island (now La Réunion)—
giving it the name it has today—in the early
1700s. Until the mid-19th century, Bourbon
did not leave the island. But beginning in
the mid-1800s, the variety spread to new
parts of the world as the missionaries moved
to establish footholds in Africa and the
Americas.

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Specialty

Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

Year of first production Year Two

Nutrition requirement High

Ripening of fruit Average

Planting density 3000-4000 (using single stem pruning)

Additional agronomic Variety not homogeneous; presents a non-

Lineage Timor Hybrid x Caturra

Genetic description Introgressed (Catimor)

History A cross between Timor Hybrid and Caturra

Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

Year of first production Year Two

Nutrition requirement High

Ripening of fruit Unknown

Planting density 2000-3000 (using multiple stem pruning)

Additional agronomic Vigorous

Lineage A selection of the Indian variety Sln.6 (Kent x

Genetic description Introgressed (Catimor)

History RAB C15 was released by the Rwandan

Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

Year of first production Year Three

Nutrition requirement High

Ripening of fruit Average

Planting density 5000-6000 (using single stem pruning)

Additional agronomic Vigorous

Lineage Timor Hybrid x Caturra

Genetic description Introgressed (Catimor)

History Villa Sarchi is perhaps most well known as

Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

Year of first production Year Three

Nutrition requirement High

Ripening of fruit Average

Planting density 5000-6000/ha (using single stem pruning)

Lineage Timor Hybrid 832/2 x Villa Sarchi CIFC

Genetic description Introgressed (Sachimor)

History A cross between Timor Hybrid 832/2 and

Stature Leaf tip color Bean Size

Optimal altitude Quality potential Yield potential

Coffee leaf rust Coffee berry Nematodes

Year of first production Year Four

Nutrition requirement Medium

Ripening of fruit Early

Planting density 3000-4000/ha (using single stem pruning)

Lineage Bourbon-like genetic background

Genetic description Bourbon-Typica Group (Bourbon-related)

History French missionaries introduced Bourbon from

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