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S795
Coffea arabica (Indian selection)
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Key facts
- Release year
- Around 1946
- Parent varieties
- Kent and S288
- Origin
- Indian selection
- Key traits
- Vigorous, high-yielding, partially rust-tolerant
- Primary regions
- Indonesia, India, Southeast Asia highlands
- Flavor profile
- Balanced, mild, cedary with gentle sweetness
- Notable growing areas
- Sulawesi, Java, Indonesian highlands
S795 is an Indian selection released around 1946, derived from a cross involving Kent and the rust-tolerant S288 (which carries some Liberica ancestry). Vigorous, high-yielding, and partially rust-tolerant, it spread across India, Indonesia, and parts of Southeast Asia and is the dominant Arabica in many Indonesian highlands such as Sulawesi and Java, contributing balanced, mild, cedary cups.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica (Indian selection)
- Parent varieties: Kent, S288
- Identified: 1946
- Flavor: Balanced, mild, with cedar and gentle sweetness.
- Aroma: Soft, sweet, cedar.
- Disease resistance: Moderate (some rust tolerance)
- Cup potential: Good
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