New coffee varieties

Abstract

There are many different kinds (races) of coffee rust, and no one type of coffee is resistant to all the coffee rust races. It is desirable to have growing in the Territory many different types of coffee with resistance to difference races of rust. So back in 1961 the Department started to import seed of various types of rust-resistant coffee. These varieties have since been grown to obtain sufficient seed for agronomic trials. These trials will study such characteristics as yield and adaptability to soil, climate and management techniques.