Lempira is a Honduran Catimor (Timor Hybrid x Caturra) recently confirmed by scientific evaluation to be susceptible to leaf rust in Honduras.
Lempira is a Catimor-group variety (Timor Hybrid 832/1 x Caturra) released by Honduras's IHCAFE, recommended by WCR for the warmest zones and acidic, aluminium-rich soils. WCR notes it has recently been confirmed through scientific evaluation to be susceptible to coffee leaf rust in Honduras, and that it is highly susceptible to Ojo de Gallo.
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WCR's catalog names Lempira in Honduras and Costa Rica 95 in Costa Rica as historically rust-resistant varieties that began to be infected by rust in the early 21st century, a sign that shared Timor Hybrid resistance may not last.
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Lempira is a cross of Timor Hybrid and Caturra.
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