FRT 11 Coffee: Characteristics
FRT 11 coffee is a robusta coffee variety. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 1999 as NSIC 1999 Cf R 03.
Compare it with the others in our coffee variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for tree crops.
- Plant height: about 1.5 meters.
- Type: Robusta.
Key facts about FRT 11 coffee
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 1999 Cf R 03 |
| Year approved | 1999 |
| Type | Robusta |
| Plant height | 1.5 m |
| Tree vigor | Strong |
| Tree canopy diameter (cm) | 110 |
| Tree length of longest lateral (cm) | 109 |
| Tree yield tree (g) | 1590 |
| Leaf color | Light Green |
| Berry shape | Spherical |
| Berry color (immature) | Green |
| Berry color (ripe) | Light Green |
| Berry no. of berries/node | 18 |
| Berry fresh weight of 100 fruits (g) | 92.53 |
| Berry nipple characteristics | Flat |
| Bean shape | Narrow Elliptical |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. It first bore fruit about 12.2 months after planting. Each tree gave about 1,590 grams in the records. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee/pod borer | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Aphids | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Mealy bugs | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Stem borer | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Anthracnose | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Coffee rust | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Coffee berry disease | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
It showed no weak spot in the ratings on record. Still, a resistant variety can break down when a new strain or pest population comes, so keep scouting. Read up on anthracnose.
The pests and diseases that hit coffee fields most often: coffee berry borer, coffee leaf rust, Cercospora leaf spot, mealybug, root knot nematode. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
Where and when to plant FRT 11 coffee
Arabica wants cool highland air, robusta grows in the lowlands, and liberica, the barako, and excelsa are hardy in between. Pick the species for your elevation first, then a selection by yield and cup quality. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeCoffee varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the coffee varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- SMCC 0022 IC4: 1999
- SMCC 0043 H33: 1999
- SMCC 0063 RMS: 1999
- FRT 07: 2001
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