CULTIVAR RELEASE – IAC Obatã 4739 – dwarf arabic coffee cultivar with yellow fruits and resistant to leaf rust

IAC Obatã 4739 – dwarf arabic coffee cultivar with yellow fruits and resistant to leaf rust

Luiz Carlos Fazuoli, Masako Toma Braghini, Maria Bernadete Silvarolla, Wallace Gonçalves, Júlio César Mistro, Paulo Boller Gallo and Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho

Abstract: Cultivar IAC Obatã 4739 was derived from a cross between coffee tree IAC 1669-20-1 and cultivar Catuaí Amarelo IAC 62. It is short and high-yielding, rust-resistant, has large and yellow fruits, medium to late maturation, excellent cup quality, and responds effectively to irrigation.

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