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S795
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S795 is a classic Indian Coffea arabica selection developed for coffee leaf rust resistance by crossing Kent with S288, a line carrying resistance derived from related Coffea material used in early Indian breeding. It became one of Asia’s most important commercial arabicas, combining reliable yields with a respectable, often spicy-sweet cup under washed or monsooned processing. Outside India, S795 and related selections appear in Indonesia and other Asian origins where rust pressure is high. It is not an F1 hybrid in the modern sense but a fixed selection that shaped twentieth-century arabica production east of Africa.
Also known as: S795, S795-type plantings, S795 commercial arabica
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History
Kent was selected in India as a vigorous arabica with partial disease advantages over older Typica-type stock.
Indian breeders developed S288 and related lines incorporating durable rust resistance for arabica programmes.
Crosses of Kent with S288 produced candidate families later fixed as S795.
S795 was released and rapidly adopted across major Indian arabica districts.
S795-type material spread in Southeast Asian plantings facing coffee leaf rust.
S795 remained a backbone cultivar even as newer Catimor and Sarchimor lines entered Indian estates.