S795 (Selection-795) is a coffee
cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
important for being one of the first strains of ''
C. arabica'' found to be resistant to
coffee leaf rust
''Hemileia vastatrix'' is a multicellular Basidiomycota, basidiomycete fungus of the order Pucciniales (previously also known as Uredinales) that causes coffee leaf rust (CLR), a disease affecting the Coffea, coffee plant. Coffee serves as t ...
(CLR).
It is a selection of the Balehonnur Coffee Research Station in India, and it was generated by R.L. Narasimhaswamy by cross-breeding ''
C. arabica'' and ''
C. liberica'' known as S288 and the Kent variety, a hybrid of Typica and an unknown other type. Both S288 and Kent are known to be resistant to many rust races, and the Kent variety is a high-yielding tree. The resultant S795 cultivar exhibits rust resistance, high yield, and a good cup profile, making it a desirable cultivar for producers.
S795 is widely planted in India and Indonesia. It represents 25-30% of the acreage of arabica coffee in India.
Description
S795 is a tall and vigorous shrub producing a high number of primary and secondary plagiotropic branches. The fruit (cherries) are medium in size and oblong in shape and progress from green when young to dark red when ripe. Each node produces around 14 - 16 cherries. New leaves are a light bronze color
In 2021, twelve of the top 26 coffees in Indonesia's first
Cup of Excellence competition either contained S795 as part of a blend or were solely S795.
See also
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List of coffee varieties
References
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