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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

Merci

Protection expired

Lilium L. · Lily

Kirsch, Ted T.|Myrtle Point, OR

NL
2 records

Merci

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

Boerlage, P.

NL
2 records

Mentor

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Hybrids Ellas Abee

GR
2 records

Menelik

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Memphis

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

NL
3 records

Melrose

Protection expired

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

Custom Farm Seed (US)

FR
2 records

Melnik 338

Protection expired

Nicotiana tabacum L. · Tobacco

S. Velikov, I. Popivanov, B. Garbev, S. Razsolkova, V. Karamitova

BG
2 records

Melina

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Agrotikos Oikos Spyrou AEBE

GR
2 records

Melina

Protection expired

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Golden West Seed Co.

GR
2 records

Melba

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Secobra Recherches, FR

DK FR
3 records

Meitarbel

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

ALAIN ANTOINE MEILLAND (FR)

FR NL
2 records

MEISADINA

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland International S.A.

FR
2 records

Meirope

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Meilland, Marie L.|Antibes, France

FR
2 records

Meimiza

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Alain Antoine Meilland

NL
2 records

Megaseed

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

Agrotikos Oikos Spyrou AEBE

GR
2 records

Megane

Protection expired

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Mefisto

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Medrano

Protection expired

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Mediterra

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
3 records

Mediterra

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Medina

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

FR NL
3 records

Mbna

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

PFUND JOHN H.

IT
2 records

Mazurka

Protection expired

Kalanchoe Adans. · Kalanchoe

Kientzler KG

DK NL
2 records

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