In an attempt to change "low organoleptic reputation" of Ruiru 11, farmers are grafting it with SL28. For the lower part, they use the root of SL 28 which is much longer than that of Ruiru, and it can absorve more nutrients from the fertile Kenyan volcanic soils. For the top part, they use Ruiru 11, which is more resistant to coffee diseases than SL. They do this to gain the best of both worlds, the cup quality of the SL, with the strength and productivity of the Ruiru 11.
Grafting is a horticultural technique whereby plant tissues are joined together to continue growing together. The upper part of the combined plant is called the stem, while the lower part is called the rootstock. The Ruiru 11 variety was released in 1985. The name of the variety has the prefix "Ruiru" which refers to the location of the Kenya Coffee Research Station where the variety was developed. The variety is not only resistant to CBD and CLR, but is also compact, allowing farmers to intensify production per unit of land. The cultivar SL 28 was selected at the former Scott Laboratories (now the National Agricultural Laboratories, NARL located in Kabete) on the basis of a single tree, of the drought resistant variety Tanganyika selected in northern Tanzania in 1931. The prefix SL in the strain name stands for Scott Laboratories where the strain was selected. The variety is suitable for medium to high altitude coffee growing areas.
In an attempt to change "low organoleptic reputation" of Ruiru 11, farmers are grafting it with SL28. For the lower part, they use the root of SL 28 which is much longer than that of Ruiru, and it can absorve more nutrients from the fertile Kenyan volcanic soils. For the top part, they use Ruiru 11, which is more resistant to coffee diseases than SL. They do this to gain the best of both worlds, the cup quality of the SL, with the strength and productivity of the Ruiru 11.
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Monda kohn
12/26/2022 06:26:14 am
I request for a lesson.
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Caleb alinga
2/21/2023 02:07:34 am
I need grafted Ruiru in Mt elgon specifically kaptama
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Geoffrey Mwebia
9/13/2023 12:11:26 pm
I would like to know more about grafted ruiru coffee
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Kamwemo
4/1/2024 07:30:46 am
Does crafted Ruiru 11 &SL do well in Baringo county.
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Kamwemo
4/1/2024 07:40:48 am
What's advantages of crafted Ruiru 11 and sl series?
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Plimo Mutai
6/20/2024 06:52:30 am
I need crafted ruiru.How and where can I access for the year 2025.
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James
9/19/2024 02:41:50 am
I am a first time coffee farmer, I've started with Grafted coffee, SL28 rootstock and stem Ruiru 11 planting period April 2023,first crop is expected for harvesting by Oct/Nov & Dec. Coffee is doing well.
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10/28/2024 02:48:40 pm
Boa noite
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