Microregion guide

Mukurwe-ini

무쿠르웨이니

A coffee-growing district in Nyeri with Rumukia Cooperative’s Thunguri factory.

Also known as: Mukurweini · Mukurwe-ini · 무쿠웨이니

Place and growing environment

Thunguri suppliers grow coffee on valley slopes at 1,650–1,800 metres.

Natural Heavy

Grown varieties

SL28 · SL34

A drought-tolerant selection made by Kenya's Scott Laboratories in 1935.

Lineage: Selected from Tanganyika Drought Resistant, with Bourbon-related genetics.
Growing conditions: Suited to middle and high elevations; drought tolerant but susceptible to major diseases.
Traits: Long-lived trees can remain productive, with strong high-altitude cup potential.

Sources

Selected by Scott Laboratories from a tree at Kenya's Loresho Estate.

Lineage: Genetically associated with the Typica group.
Growing conditions: Adapted to high elevations with ample rainfall; susceptible to coffee berry disease.
Traits: Usually dark-bronze leaf tips, with high cup potential.

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