Washington, DC
August 11, 2005
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
has issued certificates of protection to developers of sixteen
new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants.
They include bluegrass, fescue, ryegrass, sorghum, and soybean.
The sixteen 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 sixteen certificates are:
- the Tsunami variety of
Kentucky bluegrass, developed by Jacklin Seed / Simplot,
Post Falls, Idaho;
- the Jasper II variety of
red fescue, developed by Pickseed West, Inc., Albany,
Oregon;
- the Bingo variety of
tall fescue, developed by DLF International Seeds and
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Halsey, Oregon;
- the Dandy II variety of
perennial ryegrass, developed by Ag Biotech of Oregon,
Inc., Corvallis, Oregon;
- the Atlas bmr-12* variety
of sorghum, developed by U.S. Government, as
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Lincoln,
Nebraska;
- the Walsh* variety of
soybean, developed by NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo,
North Dakota; and
- the 93M12, 93M42, 93M51,
93M94, 94M50, 94M80, 95M30, 95M50, 95M81, and 96M60 variety
of soybean, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa.
* 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/pvpindex.htm. |
