74112
Sister selection to 74110, released the same year from the same collection, and almost always planted alongside it.
- Also known as
- JARC 74112
- Lineage
- Ethiopian landrace selection from the Metu-Bishari collection, released by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center in 1974
74112 came out of the same 1974 Jimma Agricultural Research Center release as 74110, selected from the same Metu-Bishari collection in western Ethiopia and bred against coffee berry disease.
The two are close relatives and get planted together, which is why lot sheets from Gedeo and Sidama name both rather than one. Distinguishing their contributions in a finished lot isn't practical and nobody seriously tries.
What's worth knowing is that these are selections from wild Ethiopian material, not crosses with Timor Hybrid or anything else outside the species' home range. The disease resistance came from inside the existing diversity. That's the difference between the 74-series and a variety like Castillo, and it's why these selections kept the aromatic character that makes Ethiopian coffee recognizable.
The two are close relatives and get planted together, which is why lot sheets from Gedeo and Sidama name both rather than one. Distinguishing their contributions in a finished lot isn't practical and nobody seriously tries.
What's worth knowing is that these are selections from wild Ethiopian material, not crosses with Timor Hybrid or anything else outside the species' home range. The disease resistance came from inside the existing diversity. That's the difference between the 74-series and a variety like Castillo, and it's why these selections kept the aromatic character that makes Ethiopian coffee recognizable.
