Sln.12 is the CCRI selection number for Cauvery, India's Catimor-type line from Caturra x Timor Hybrid.
Sln.12 (Selection 12) is the Central Coffee Research Institute's selection number for the variety sold as Cauvery. Sources describe it as India's Catimor, a Caturra x Timor Hybrid line received from Portugal's CIFC in 1985. See the Cauvery entry for details. The two names refer to the same line.
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Sln.12 is a cross of Caturra and Timor Hybrid.
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