Does Catimorkatimo Coffee beans taste good? the Development and breeding process of Katim Coffee varieties

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Katim coffee beans were developed from a cross between rust resistant Timor and Caturra in Portugal in 1959. Katim coffee beans are precocious and resistant to disease, and their yield is much higher than other varieties of commercial value. For this reason, we must be diligent in fertilization and pay attention to shading. The offspring of Catimor TMel 8667 are relatively short, but their fruits and seeds are very large. Catimor line TMel 5269 is very strong and suitable for growing in areas with an altitude of 600m-900m and annual rainfall of more than 3000 centimeters. The Tmur5175 is highly productive and robust, but it can be troublesome at too high or too low altitudes. At low elevations, its quality is similar to that of other varieties of commercial value, but above 1200 meters, its quality is much better than Bourbon, Caturra and Cauai.

From 26 to 28 February 2001, the Royal Planning Foundation of Thailand and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization jointly organized an event entitled "The First Asian Regional Round-Table on Sustainable, Organic and Speciality Coffee Production, Processing and Marketing" in Chiang Mai (the first Round Table on Sustainable, Organic and refined Coffee production, processing and Marketing in Asia). During the meeting, Dr Ernesto Illy, the boss of the Italian Illy Coffee Company, mentioned the poor quality of Cartimo coffee when giving a speech on "the negative factors in the quality of coffee raw beans." Because it has 25% robusta coffee gene, although it enhances the ability to resist rust, its quality is reduced by its influence.

1962 introduction of Timor (found in Timor island, Robusta and Arabica hybrids, a variety with both Robusta disease resistance and Arabica good flavor)

Arabica x Robusta-> Timor

1968 bred Catimor (Timor crossed with another popular Arabica variety Caturra to obtain a new variety Catimor Katim with high yield and disease resistance)

Caturra x Timor-> Catimor

1982 after five generations of selection, a new variety Colombia cultivar was launched.

Catimor-> Colombia cultivar

1983 with the outbreak of the serious disease coffee leaf rust, Colombia cultivar has gradually replaced traditional and popular varieties such as Caturra.

2002 launch of new generation hybrids-> Tabi

2005 launch of a new generation hybrid-> Castillo (better than the previous ones in disease resistance, yield, and cup test)

Although compared with this new variety, many people still prefer / get used to the old one.

But with the outbreak of 2008 coffee leaf rust again. Under the promotion of the government, Castillo has gradually become the main planting variety!

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