Description
Agronomics
| STATURE | Tall |
| YEAR OF FIRST PRODUCTION | Year 2 |
| NUTRITION REQUIREMENT | Medium |
| RIPENING OF FRUIT | Average |
| CHERRY TO GREEN BEAN OUTTURN | 21% |
| PLANTING DENSITY | 1000-2000 plants/ha (using single-stem pruning) |
| LEAF TIP COLOR | Light Bronze |
| ADDITIONAL AGRONOMIC INFORMATION | Suitable for wet climates in areas with elevation 400–900 meters above sea level. The plant has short internodes. There is a clear white line on green cherry. This clone is susceptible to Pratylenchus coffeae. Must be planted together with other clones to enable fruit set. |
Background
| GENETIC DESCRIPTION | Introgressed (Other) |
| LINEAGE | Composite variety containing parentage from: SL28, SL34, Rume Sudan, N39, K7, SL4 and the Timor Hybrid. |
| BREEDER | Coffee Research Foundation (now Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KALRO) |
| HISTORY | A variety resistant to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease created at the Coffee Research Station (CRS; now the Coffee Research Institute, CRI) in Ruiru, Kenya. Batian was released in Kenya in 2010. Batian was created via single-tree selections from fifth filial (F5) generations from the male parent of some Ruiru 11 progenies. Batian is a composite variety, mixing three different pure line varieties. The varieties involved in the original crosses are: SL28, SL34, Rume Sudan, N39, K7), SL4 and the Timor Hybrid. |
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