A tall, high-yielding Kent selection tolerant of drought and rust but highly susceptible to berry disease, mostly grown in Uganda.
KP423 is a tall selection from Kent, a Bourbon-related population from southwestern India, with a Bourbon-like genetic background. It offers high yield and intermediate rust resistance and tolerates drought, but WCR rates its high-altitude cup potential as low and it is susceptible to coffee berry disease.
Field notes
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It was selected at the Lyamungu Research Station in Tanzania and released there in the 1940s.
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It later became an important variety in Uganda's Arabica-growing regions.
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Kent traces back to a 1911 single-tree selection by L.P. Kent in Mysore, India, and was among the first coffees selected for rust resistance.
Family tree
KP423 is a selection from Kent.
Grown in
- Tanzaniaorigin
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- WCR Arabica Varieties Catalog: KP423 · World Coffee Research