F1 hybrid
First generation hybrids from crossing two genetically distinct parents. In coffee: Centroamericano H1 (Timor Hybrid × Caturra), Starmaya. Advantage: heterosis (hybrid vigour). Disadvantage: seeds not identically reproducible.
First generation hybrids from crossing two genetically distinct parents. In coffee: Centroamericano H1 (Timor Hybrid × Caturra), Starmaya. Advantage: heterosis (hybrid vigour). Disadvantage: seeds not identically reproducible.