Plantation Crops

Arabica Coffee varieties developed at CCRI Balehonnur

Sl. No.	Variety	Method of crop improvement	Feature
1.	Selection-1	S-288	Has high percentage of defective beans due to false poly embryony
2.	Selection-2	Pedigree selection	Seed distribution of this selection was withdrawn due to high bean abnormality
3.	Selection-3 ( S- 795)	Multiple crosses ( Released in 1945-46)	S-288 (S3l-1) x Kents arabica = Selection –3 ( S-795) Has least bean abnormality when compared to S-288 ( Selection-1) Occupied large area under coffee since its release in 1945-46 High yield = 20 q/ha Good cup quality High proportion of A grade beans.
4.	Selection-4	Pure line selection
5.	Selection-5	Hybridization
6.	Selection-6	Interspecific hybridization followed by back crossing	S-274 ( A robusta type) X Kents ( Arabica) = F1 , F1 was back crossed with Kents
7.	Selection-7 (San Raman Hybrids)	Multiple crosses (1953)	San Raman is a dwarf mutant from Costa Rica – An arabica type. Introduced int India in 1953. This mutant segregates into 70 per cent Dwarfs and 30 per cent Tall plants. Suitable for high density planting.
8.	Selection – 8 (Hibrido- De timor)	Pure line selection (1968 –69)	Spontaneous hybrid of robusta and arabica, spotted from Timor island and was given for cultivation from 1968 -69
9.	Selection-9	Hybridization	Selection-8 X Tafarikera = Drought hardy and widely adopted plants. Sln.9: Selection 9 is a derivative of a cross between an Ethiopian Arabica collection, ‘Tafarikela’, and ‘Hybrido-de-Timor’. Sln.9 has inherited all the superior cup quality traits of Tafarikela. This variety has won the Fine Cup Award for best Arabica at the ‘Flavour of India - Cupping Competition 2002’ organised by Coffee Board of India.
10.	Selection – 10	Double crosses	Caturra crosses other than HDT, Caturra is highly susceptible to rusts
11.	Selection –11	Interspecific hybridization	C. liberica X C. eugenioides obtained through amphiploidy. It resembles arabica and is resistant to leaf rust and moderately tolerant to drought.
12.	Selection –12- (Cauvery/ Catimor)	Exploitation of natural hybrids by involving hybridization	Cross between Cauturra X HDT*