Research Article

Genetic Gain Trend in Yield and Advanced Selection of Yayo Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Land Race Collection

Table 10

The agronomic traits and disease reaction background of some selected coffee accessions.

Ser no.Selected from set-IIRemark
AccessionsCBDCLRSurvival rate (%)Vigor (1–5)Stem charct.Fruit

1Y270.0310.4283.334StiffMRCompact, zigzag margin & medium leaf size, thin 1° primary branch & MD on one trees
2Y90.173.001004StiffSRHigh survival rate, low necking, resistance to CBD and CLR and vigor
3Y443.144.5855StiffMROpen, uniform, smooth margin & medium leaf, highly vigor and tall
4Y485.195.831005StiffMROpen, uniform and no necking, zigzag margin, narrow & small leaf, have many very interesting desirable traits and very high yield
5Y451.8714.1766.74StiffLROpen, zigzag margin & medium leaf size, no necking, strong primary branch having many leaf to fruit ratio.
6Y492.3410.3366.74StiffMOOpen, uniform, low necking, highly resistant to CBD
7Y367.861.8383.334StiffMOMid -compact, uniform and no necking at the middle and bottom canopy, zigzag margin, small and narrow leaf
8Y14.4011.6783.334StiffMROpen, uniform smooth margin & medium leaf size, and vigor
9Y308.363.331004StiffMOOpen, many no. of 2° branch, resistant to CLR
10Y5012.224.341003StiffMRZigzag margin& medium leaf, high survival rate and resistance to CLR
11Y413.0324.3383.334StiffSRMid-compact, uniform and no necking, zigzag margin small and narrow leaf
12Y383.396.0883.334StiffMRResistance to CBD and CLR, vigor and uniform
13Y615.087.671004StiffMOMid-open, uniform, medium necking and vigor, smooth margin and medium leaf size
14Y47.7116.001004StiffLROpen, medium necking and very good in vigor, highly uniform, very long primary branch, zigzag margin and medium leaf size

Ser no.Selected from Set-IIRemark
GenotypePCBDPCLRSurvival rate (%)Vigour (1–5)Stem charct.Fruit

15Y830.641.3383.333StiffHighly resistance to CLR and CBD and vigor
16Y730.073.331004StiffMRLow necking, open growth habit with few primary and secondary branch and vigor
17Y1120.1913.31004FlexibleLOMid-open, bending type above middle main stem, very low necking and uniform and large oblong fruit
18Y961.728.00804Vigor, resistance to CBD and CLR
19Y931.250.001004FlexibleSRCompact, highly uniform, no necking, very high number of primary and leaf to fruit ratio, serrated, small and narrow leaf and small round fruit, highly resistant to CBD and CLR
20Y1050.750.8383.333StiffStiff stem habit, uniform, relatively highly resistant to CBD and CLR

Note. vigour (1-poor, 2-fair, 3-good, 4-very good and 5-excellent), CLR-coffee leaf rust, CBD-coffee berry disease, fruit (MR-medium round, MO–medium oblong, LR-large round, LO- large oblong, SR-small round).