Caffeine inheritance in interspecific hybrids of Coffea arabica x Coffea canephora (Gentianales, Rubiaceae)
Caffeine inheritance was investigated in F2 and BC1F1 generations between blunt wraps Coffea arabica var.Bourbon Vermelho (BV) and Coffea canephora var.Robusta 4x (R4x).The caffeine content of seeds and leaves was determined during 2004 and 2005.Microsatellite loci-markers were used to deduce the meiotic pattern of chromosome pairing of tetraploid