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Robusta ‘kopi’ beans and coffee genes can save your Arabica from disease
SINGAPORE – The Robusta bean often used to brew cheaper cups of coffee – like the traditional Nanyang kopi – can save the more premium Arabica from a fungal disease. For generations, Arabica plants, from which about 60 per cent of all coffee is produced, …