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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

Cracker

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

ADVANTA SEEDS

BE NL
4 records

Cougar

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Verneuil Recherche SA (FR)/Svalof Weibull AB (SE)

DK FR SE
6 records

Cosmos

Protection expired

Impatiens L. · Balsam

Mikkelsen, James C.|Ashtabula, OH

DK NL
4 records

Cosmos

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

PETOSEED CO

CZ ES FR
4 records

Corvair

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

ES NL
5 records

Cornell

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Cauliflower Group) · Cauliflower

SVS, NL

HR NL
4 records

Cordial

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

LABOULET SEMENCES

FR IT
6 records

Cooper

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

VANDIJKE RESEARCH BV

DE
4 records

Connie

Protection expired

Dahlia Cav. · Dahlia

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

DE NL
4 records

Compact

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Seeds

CZ HR PL
4 records

Columbia

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

DELITZSCH| Delitzsch Pflanzenzucht Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung

DE GR IT
5 records

Colonel

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

Petoseed Co INC (US)

CZ FR PL
4 records

Coed

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Jelly, Robert G

FR NL
4 records

Coach

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

SEGONDS| Daniel Segonds c/o GIE Sockalb

DE SI
6 records

Clipper

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE PL
5 records

Cisca

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

DLF SEEDS A/S

FR NL
5 records

Chirimen

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Savoy Cabbage Group) · Savoy cabbage

Sakata Seed Corporation

NL SK
4 records

Cherokee

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVANDERHAVE NV-SA, BE

FR HR LT
4 records

Charger

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SEMINIS VEGETABLE| Seminis Vegetable Seeds Deutschland GmbH

DE ES
6 records

Chambelan

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (White Cabbage Group) · White cabbage

HM.CLAUSE

BG FR PL
4 records

Casata

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SYNGENTA SEEDS| INAKTIV Syngenta Seeds GmbH

CZ DE NL
4 records

Carrera

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ NL PL
5 records

Carovit

Protection expired

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Agro-TIP Handels u. Consultigges mbH

CZ PL SK
4 records

Caro

Protection expired

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

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

BE FR PL
4 records

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