A tall, good-yielding Kenyan selection with drought and cold tolerance, found mostly in Kenya and Uganda.
SL14 is a tall, light bronze-tipped selection with a Typica-like genetic background, bred at Scott Agricultural Laboratories in Kenya. It is drought and cold tolerant with medium yield and good cup potential, but susceptible to leaf rust, berry disease and nematodes.
Field notes
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It was selected in 1936 from a single tree labelled Drought Resistant II (D.R. II).
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Records of where D.R. II came from were lost, but its seedlings were established at Kabete in 1933.
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It is economically important in both Kenya and Uganda.
Grown in
- Kenyaorigin
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- WCR Arabica Varieties Catalog: SL14 · World Coffee Research