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wolfkeeper t1_jbrqm7q wrote

Reply to comment by Wizardof_oz in Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change Will Reduce Coffee Production Globally, Study Suggests by chrisdh79

It is domesticated, and has excellent flavor, but it's less productive, the beans tend to be smaller. For a long while it was thought to be extinct, but somebody found some samples that were growing wild and are now growing it. On the upside, it grows at much lower altitudes and is heat tolerant.

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Purple_Passion000 t1_jbtn56i wrote

Sounds like it might be promising with a little genetic tweaking to increase yield.

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wolfkeeper t1_jbtp6gz wrote

Maybe, but coffee genetics is complex. There's lots and lots of varieties, but most of them make pretty awful coffee. Maybe if they can work out which genes make it heat tolerant they could transfer them to arabica.

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