Compact Jimma selection released in 1978/79 against coffee berry disease, scoring top for flavor in a 2015 cupping trial at three sites.
JARC 74158 is one of the numbered coffee selections released by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC) in Ethiopia, drawn from Ethiopian coffee populations and evaluated for yield, disease resistance, cup quality and adaptation. In a Jimma seedling-inoculation study, 74158 showed higher laboratory disease severity yet stayed field-resistant to coffee berry disease. JARC releases account for a small share of Ethiopian production, since most specialty lots come from traditional heirloom populations.
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It was released in 1978/79, with a compact canopy and field resistance to coffee berry disease, as one of JARC's first improved selections.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityMoreA 2015 cupping study of seven early JARC releases at Jimma, Metu and Gera scored 74158 among the highest for acidity and flavor.
Grown in
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Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Heirloom Ethiopian Coffee Varieties and Landraces · Ethio Coffee (exporter)
- Evaluation of released arabica coffee varieties (Coffea arabica L.) for major coffee diseases with special emphasis to coffee wilt disease (Gibberella xylarioides) at Jimma, Ethiopia · Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare (Kifle Belachew et al.)
- Liquor Quality Performance of Some Early Released Coffee Varieties at Three Locations in South-West Ethiopia · World Journal of Dairy & Food Sciences 10(2), Tirfe, Kufa and Mohammed