genetics

WCR and Cornell University Leading $5 Million Coffee Breeding Project

With $5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Coffee Research (WCR) and Cornell University are embarking on a project focused on coffee breeding. Called The...

2024.11.05

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Researchers Explore High-Elevation Robusta as Arabica Replacement

The results of a five-year multi-location field trial in Brazil suggest that robusta grown at high elevations might be a suitable replacement for arabica, which is facing existential threats on...

2024.07.26

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Inside a New Experiment to Find the Climate-Proof Coffee of the Future

This story was produced by Grist and co-published by Roast Magazine/Daily Coffee News. An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew David Ngibuini is a...

2024.07.23

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How the Genome Diversity of Major Crops Tells the Story of Their Evolution

On March 27, 2024, a study published in the scientific journal Nature announced that the sugarcane genome had at last been cracked. This was a remarkable achievement because of the complexity...

2024.07.15

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Major Study Explores Genetics, Coffee Consumption and Health Outcomes

A major study published last month reinforces the idea that some humans are genetically more inclined to drink coffee than others, while also exploring health outcomes among hundreds of thousands...

2024.07.10

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Breeding and Genetics Study Traces Arabica to Prehistoric Times

Research commissioned by Nestlé suggests that the arabica coffee species was birthed 350,000-600,000 years ago through a natural mating between two different coffee species in the wild forests of what...

2024.07.03

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Royal Coffee Releases the ‘World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars’

Bay Area-based coffee trading company Royal Coffee has released an engrossing historical interpretation of the coffee family tree, called the World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars. The project includes two...

2023.11.08

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World Coffee Research Launches Public Database for Arabica Fingerprinting

World Coffee Research (WCR) late last week announced the launch of a publicly available database designed to make genetic fingerprinting of arabica coffee varieties more accessible. The database is freely...

2023.08.22

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