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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

Picoverde

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

SunSeeds Company

HR IT SI
4 records

Pharis

Protection expired

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

ZERAIM GEDERA

BG GR HU
4 records

Petronas SU

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Petran Alexandru-Viorel

RO UA
5 records

Petra

Protection expired

Begonia L. · Begonia

Man, Jan|Lisse, Netherlands

DK NL
4 records

Peridot

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NICKERSON (UK)

IE
6 records

Perceval

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

HAGEN SEED (USA) E LABOULET (F)

IT SK
5 records

Peppermint Candy

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Williams, J. Benjamin|Silver Spring, MD

FR NL
4 records

Pepita

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

UNICOPA-KEROZAR

DK ES FR NL
5 records

Penja

Protection expired

Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Ait. · Geranium

Nils Klemm

FR NL
4 records

Pen

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ROTHWELL PLANT BREEDERS (GB)

ES FR
7 records

Pekcouvarpo

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

PEKMEZ PAUL| Paul Pekmez

BE DE FR NL
4 records

Pekcouguver

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

PEKMEZ PAUL

FR IT NL
4 records

Pegado

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

HR NL SI
5 records

Patricia

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SEITZER| Dr. Josef Franz Seitzer in Fa. KWS SAAT SE / JANSEN| Dr. Rudolf Jansen in Fa. KWS SAAT SE / MECHELKE| Dr. Wolfgang Mechelke / LOOCK| KWS SAAT SE Herrn Dr. Andreas Loock

CZ DE GR
5 records

Pascha

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Probstdorfer Saatzucht Ges.m.b.H & Co KG

AT HU
4 records

Parma

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Maisadour Societe Cooperative Agricole (FR)

CZ FR
5 records

Paris

Protection expired

Iris L. · Iris

World Flower B.V.

BE FR NL
4 records

Parador

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

BE FR
7 records

Panama

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

ES FR
6 records

Pacific

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

FR
8 records

P9135

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

RO UA
4 records

P64LL171

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

ES RO
4 records

Ovation

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

FR NL
4 records

Oustal

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
5 records

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