Perdenia is a vigorous, wide-spreading Indian Robusta clone with relatively small beans and average cup quality.
Perdenia is a tall Indian Robusta clone from the Central Coffee Research Institute, vigorous and wide-spreading with high yield potential but relatively small beans (50-70 fruits per node, red cherries, average cup quality). Suited to 500-1000 m altitude, with intermediate rust resistance and tolerance to nematodes.
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Perdenia reached India through Sri Lankan estates during the coffee leaf rust outbreak, as an alternative crop to Arabica.
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