Agricultural and Biological Sciences
5 years ago

Newly Discovered Wild Coffee Species Holds Key to Genetic Improvement!

Tanzania Journal of Science
Morphological Diversity of Wild Coffee (Coffea kihansiensis) a Potential Coffee Species for Genetic Improvement
Paul Kusolwa, Faraja Makwinja, Nashon Jackson, Mayomba Marianna, Amina Kibola

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Wild coffee, known as Coffea kihansiensis, was discovered in Tanzania and could be useful for improving cultivated coffee. Researchers studied the physical characteristics of this wild coffee to understand how it could be used to enhance the quality of coffee plants. They found that wild coffee has a diverse range of traits that could be valuable for breeding and improving coffee crops.