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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

Baghera

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NORDSAAT Agrargesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung

DE HU
4 records

Babel

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Hybritech Europe SNC (FR)

ES FR
6 records

Aztec

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

FR
7 records

Awake

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

WILLIAM E DUFFETT

DK NL SE
4 records

Aviso

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

RUSTICA PROGRAIN| Rustica Prograin Genetique (Societe Anonyme)

DE DK
5 records

Avalanche

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

ETS.C.C.BENOIST

ES FR
7 records

Ausold

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

4 records

Augustor

Protection expired

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

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL PL SK
5 records

Audis

Protection expired

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

PAU Semences S.A.

CZ FR PL
4 records

Atoll

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

VLETTER FLORIS| Floris Vletter

DE FR NL
4 records

Atleta

Protection expired

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

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL PL SI
4 records

Athos

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Vilmorin SA (FR)

CZ FR HR
5 records

Athina

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A

GR IT
5 records

Asunta

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

FR NL SK
5 records

Astarte

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

NIEHOFF| Dr. Karl-Heinrich Niehoff

DE FR NL
5 records

Astara

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nunhems B.V.

HU NL PL
5 records

Arthur

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

DELITZSCH PFLANZENZUCHT

DE PL
4 records

Arrigo

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

TAUCHER ROBERT

DE SK UA
4 records

Arpege

Protection expired

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Florimond Desprez Veuve & Fils S.A.S

FR
5 records

Arko

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

ES FR NL
4 records

Aria

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)/Coop de Pau SCA (FR)/IWS (BG)

FR IT
4 records

Argueil

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR PT
5 records

Aravis

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

MARIBO SEED INT. APS

FR
4 records

Aramir

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

HU NL
4 records

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