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Varieties in the public domain

Plant breeders' rights are granted for a limited term. Upon expiration, the variety enters the public domain: its seeds can be propagated and sold without the rights holder's license.

Varieties
17 808

By year of entering the public domain

Recent years are the most sought-after: the variety is free to use but still in production.

Varieties in the public domain

CT 12

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Seed Source Inc.

GR
3 records

Cristal

Protection expired

Oryza sativa L. · Rice

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
3 records

Crimson Tempo

Protection expired

Dianthus L. · Carnation

P.Kooij & Zonen B.V.

2 records

Crimson Pixie

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

McRae, Edward A|Boring, OR

NL
6 records

Crespada

Protection expired

Ficus benjamina L. · Weeping fig

W.J.J. Kea

NL
2 records

Cream Yellow River

Protection expired

Euphorbia fulgens Karw. ex Klotzsch · Scarlet plume

Marius Anthonius Koppert / Fransiscus Anthonius Maria Didden / L.P.M. van Santen (+)

DE NL
2 records

Cream Reagan Twin

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

C.B.A Research B.V.

NL
2 records

Cravache

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Serasem, FR

ES FR
3 records

Courtine

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
2 records

Courlis

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

BLONDEAU

ES FR
3 records

Cougar

Protection expired

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Costa

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

WOLFRAM HORST

DE
4 records

Corumba

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

SVS Holland B.V.

NL
3 records

Corsica

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

Salm, Gerardus C. Van der|Rte. 1, Box 422, Woodland, WA 98674

NL
2 records

Corsica

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

Danisco Seed

AT
2 records

Coronet

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Shoesmith, Leonard H.|Surrey, England

2 records

Contessa

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

EVELEENS JAN

IT NL
2 records

Contessa

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

IT
2 records

Conquistador

Protection expired

Kalanchoe Adans. · Kalanchoe

MR. CLAUD HOPE C/O PAN AMERICA PLANT COMPANY

DK
2 records

Condor

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

VELDHUYZEN| Ir. Jasper Engel c/o Veldhuyzen van Zanten

DE NL
3 records

Concorde

Protection expired

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Coop de Pau SCA (FR)

ES FR
3 records

Comune

Protection expired

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

IT SI
2 records

Commun

Protection expired

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

FR SI
2 records

Comet

Protection expired

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

SAS HM Clause (FR)

ES HR
2 records

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