Java VarietyA botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies..., which is most often found now as a high quality, high altitude coffee planted in Central America, was actually developed and planted in Cameroon. It is related to Abyssinia varietyThere are several types of Abyssinia variety coffee, but they are not from Ethiopia but rather Indonesia. Abyssinia 3 = AB3. PJS Cramer, a Dutch plant researcher, introduced this variety... found in Java, IndonesiaUSDA is (obviously) the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA also had coffee plant breeding programs in the past and one variety they distributed to Indonesia and was.... It was reported to be a TypicaA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,... coffee, but further test classify it as an “Ethiopian landrace” type.
It is distinct from Java Typica types, such as BergendalBergendal or Bergendahl Variety, an old Typica type coffee. In the 17th century, coffee plants originating in Yemen and transiting to India were ultimately introduced to the colony..., Pasumah or BLP, and from Jamaique Typica in Cameroon as well. It has resistance to CBD, Coffee Berry DiseaseAbbreviated as CBD: A fungal disease that results in cherry dying and dropping to the ground before it is ripe.: A fungal disease that results in cherry dying..., and due to it’s vigor can recover from CLRCastillo is a selection of the Colombia cultivar that has become the most commonly grown coffee in Colombia. It is preferred to the older resistant variety, Variedad Colombia..., Coffee Leaf Rust, though it is said to have low rust resistance. It also is reported to require low inputs, in terms of organicGrown without the use of artificial fertilizers, herbicides, etc.: Organic coffee has been grown according to organic farming techniques, typically without the use of artificial fertilizers. Some farms... fertilizer.
The fruit and seed are elongated and the tips are bronze-colored. We have been buying Java since we first encountered it on the farms of the Mierisch family in NicaraguaNicaraguan coffees from the Segovia, Jinotega, Ocotal and Matagalpa regions are nice balanced cups. They often possess interesting cup character along with body and balance, outperforming many other.... I remember Erwin telling me that there was a defunct coffee nursery, and an ex-employee offered them the Java coffee seed in a side-of-the-road cash transaction! Without knowing much about it, the plant had a unique upright “christmas tree” shape that I could clearly see when I visited the young plants around 2005, and a unique, slightly pointed shape to the green bean
WCR reports the following as far as how this coffee travelled from Indonesia, to Cameroon, and then to be planted in Central America: “In the mid-20th century, it was brought to Cameroon by a local farmer via the Vilmorin company, which acquired the seeds in Java from Porteres (a famous breeder). In Cameroon, the breeder Pierre Bouharmont observed that it was partially tolerant to coffee berry disease (CBD), a prevalent problem for coffee growers in Africa, and well adapted for smallholder growers using few inputs. After nearly 20 years of selection, it was released for cultivation in Cameroon in 1980-90.Even so, genetic fingerprinting of molecular markers has revealed that Java is a selection from an Ethiopian landrace population called Abysinia.It was introduced to Costa RicaCosta Rican coffee is typically very clean, sweet, with lots of floral accents. hey are prized for their high notes: bright citrus or berry-like flavors in the acidity,... in 1991 by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) by breeder Benoit Bertrand.”
The cup can have a very refined acidityAcidity is a positive flavor attribute in coffee, also referred to as brightness or liveliness. It adds a brilliance to the cup, whereas low acid coffees can seem..., with soft sweetnessSweetness is an important positive quality in fine coffees, and is one of five basic tastes: Sour, Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Savory (Umami). In coffee, sweetness is a highly... and delicate accent notes. Since first offering Nicaragua Java, we have sourced it from other areas of Central America, where, if the altitude and care given the plant and processingThe removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural... are good, it still can deliver a very nice cup quality.
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