Washington, DC
May 25, 2004
USDA GRANTS PROTECTION
T0 3 NEW PLANT VARIETIES
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of
protection to developers of three new varieties of
seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include
barley, brachiaria and wheat.
The three certificates are being
issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates
require that the varieties be new, distinct, uniform and stable.
The owners will have the exclusive right to reproduce, sell,
import and export their products in the United States for the
duration of protection.
The three certificates are:
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the Moravian 22* variety of
barley, developed by Coors Brewing Company, Golden
Colorado;
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the MULATO variety of Brachiaria
X, developed by SEMILLAS PAPALOTLA, Col. Roma, Mexico,
D.F. , Mexico; and
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the MSU D6234*
variety of common wheat, developed by Michigan
State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
* In the United States seed of this
variety (1) shall be sold by variety name only as a class of
certified seed and (2) shall conform to the number of
generations specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542,
as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).
USDA GRANTS PROTECTION T0 10 NEW PLANT VARIETIES
May 20,
2004
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of
protection to developers of 10 new varieties of seed-reproduced
and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, corn, oat, and
wheat.
The 10 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety
Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be
new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the
exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their
products in the United States for the duration of protection.
The 10
certificates are:
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the Conrad variety of barley, developed
by Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado;
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the
GSC1 and GSC3 varieties of field corn, developed by
Golden Seed Company, L.L.C., Cordova, Illinois;
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the HiFi* variety of oat, developed by
NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, North Dakota;
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the Eden variety of club wheat,
developed by Washington State University Research Foundation,
Pullman, Washington;
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the Hubbard* variety of common wheat,
developed by University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho;
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the Prairie White* variety of common wheat,
developed by Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri.;
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the 25W41 and 25R54 varieties of common
wheat, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.,
Windfall, Indiana; and
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the Pryor variety of common wheat,
developed by WestBred, LLC, Bozeman, Montana.
*
In the United States seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by
variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall
conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of
the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).
USDA GRANTS PROTECTION T0 18 NEW PLANT VARIETIES
May 20,
2004
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of
protection to developers of 18 new varieties of seed-reproduced
and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, bluegrass,
corn, fescue, pumpkin, ryegrass and soybean.
The 18 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety
Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be
new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the
exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their
products in the United States for the duration of protection.
The 18
certificates are:
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the Sunstar Pride* variety of barley,
developed by Sunderman Breeding Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho;
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the
Absolute variety of Kentucky bluegrass, developed by
J.R. Simplot Company doing business as Jacklin Seed, Post
Falls, Idaho;
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the
E24018 and N10018 varieties of field corn, developed by
The J.C. Robinson Seed Company, Waterloo, Nebraska;
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the Rebel Sentry variety tall fescue,
developed by KRB Seed Company, LLC., Winston-Salem, North
Carolina;
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the
SR 8500 variety of tall fescue, developed by Seed
Research of Oregon, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon;
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the Olympic Gold variety of tall fescue,
developed by Pure Seed Testing, Inc., Rolesville, North
Carolina;
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the Wildfire and Redcoat varieties of tall
fescue, developed by Advanta USA, Inc., Albany, Oregon;
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the Wyatt's Wonder variety of pumpkin,
developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Oxnard,
California;
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the Panther variety of perennial ryegrass,
developed by ProSeeds Marketing, Inc., Jefferson, Oregon;
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the
ASMARA, RANDOLPH and OWENS varieties of soybean,
developed by Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia,
and U.S. Government, as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; and
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the
4283008, DP 4344 RR, SG 468 RR, and DP 6299 RR varieties of
soybean, developed by D&PL Technology Holding Company,
LLC., Scott, Mississippi.
*
In the United States seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by
variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall
conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of
the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service administers the Plant
Variety Protection Act, which provides time limited marketing
protection to developers of new and distinct seed- reproduced
and tuber-propagated plants ranging from farm crops to flowers.
For additional information contact the Plant Variety Protection
Office at telephone (301) 504-5518, fax (301) 504-5291 or the
Internet at
www.ams.usda.gov/science/PVPO/pvp.htm. |