Milenio is a very high-yielding, highly rust-resistant F1 hybrid but its plants are not uniform between generations.
Milenio is an F1 hybrid (T5296 x Rume Sudan) bred by the CIRAD-CATIE-ICAFE-IHCAFE-PROCAFE-ANACAFE consortium, very high yielding with very good quality above 1300 m and highly resistant to coffee leaf rust. WCR notes the variety is not uniform, sharing the same parentage formula as Centroamericano.
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Milenio belongs to the first wave of F1 hybrids created by the CIRAD, PROMECAFE and CATIE consortium.
Family tree
Milenio is an F1 hybrid of T5296 and Sudan Rume.
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- Arabica Varieties — A global catalog of Arabica coffee varieties from around the world (PDF, rev. Sept 4, 2025) · World Coffee Research
- World Coffee Research variety page: Milenio · World Coffee Research