Are Katim and Arabica related? are Yunnan Katim coffee beans good?

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Qianjie-introduction of Katim varieties in Yunnan

Yunnan is the main coffee bean producing area in China. Yunnan is located in the subtropical mountain climate zone south of the Tropic of Cancer, with unique plateau red soil, fertile and loose soil and mild climate, which is especially suitable for growing small-grain coffee. Today, minibus will learn about the characteristics and flavor of Yunnan katim beans with you.

Catmor, also known as Katimo, was bred by the Portuguese in 1959. It has 3/4 Elaraby and 1/4 Robusta pedigree. It is extremely strong, resistant to disease (resistance to longicorn beetles and leaf rust) and heat-resistant.

For coffee producers, it is an ideal commercial variety in terms of yield, maturity, resistance to diseases and insect pests and flavor. In the past, some people thought that the "inferiority" of Katim's pedigree determined that it could not become a high-quality coffee.

But today more people's view is that the so-called boutique coffee is more closely related to the scientific treatment of bad sections such as production, harvest, processing, production and so on. Under the guidance of this concept, there are more and more high-quality Yunnan Katim coffee with clean and flawless taste and high sweetness, which is surprising.

Catimor has high yield, short plant, dense planting and red-brown new leaves.

The robusta gene inherited from timor makes Catimor more resistant to coffee berry disease, coffee leaf rust and insect pests, but it is often criticized for its performance in the cup.

Catimor fruit ripens quickly and has high yield, which requires adequate fertilizer supply and shading. In addition, the high yield of catimor corresponds to a relatively shorter commercial life, with an average of only ten years.

When growing at low altitude, the cup performance of catimor has no obvious advantages and disadvantages compared with other commercial varieties. When planted above 1200 meters above sea level, the flavor of catimor cup is obviously inferior to that of bourbon, caturra and catuai.

Knowledge: iron pickup old variety, good flavor, good taste, obvious aroma, but weak disease resistance

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