A selection of Typica, originally resistant to Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR). Kents was the first useful CLR-resistant cultivar. It was developed on the Kent estate in Mysore, India. Kent was widely planted but eventually was destroyed by a new wave of Coffee Leaf Rust fungus. Kents is known to have a good cup, and was used in later crosses to improve the taste of newer disease-resistent hybrids, such as SLN9 from the India Coffee Board.
