Towards a more sustainable and economic production of arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Kenya through
Coffee is of basic importance to the Kenya economy still to-date accounting for about 30 percent of total foreign exchange earnings. The disastrous crop losses due to Coffee berry disease (CBD) in the later 1960s led to the launching of an intensive breeding programme undertaken as a joint venture between the Kenya and Netherlands Governments. This resulted in the release of a new cultivar during 1985-86. The cultivar, Ruiru 11, is not only resistant to CBD and leaf rust but is high yielding, compact in growth and produces good quality arabica coffee. Some 1500 ha of closely spaced stands of cultivar Ruiru 11 representing over 3 percent of the national arabica coffee trees have so far been established. An annual planting rate of 2-3 percent of the national existing arabica coffee tree population can now be realised. The crucial role of conservation of indigenous Coffea germplasm, programme status and prospects are highlighted
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| Subjects: | COFFEA ARABICA, COLLETOTRICHUM COFFEANUM, ENFERMEDADES FUNGOSAS, RUIRU 11, RESISTENCIA A LA ENFERMEDAD, GERMOPLASMA, CALIDAD, PROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO, KENIA, |
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