Purple_Passion000 t1_jbtn56i wrote on March 11, 2023 at 4:56 PM

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

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

wolfkeeper t1_jbtp6gz wrote on March 11, 2023 at 5:10 PM

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.