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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

Cerise

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Rothwell Plant Breeders

DK FR IE SE
9 records

Celsia

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Innoseeds BV, NL-4420 AA Kapelle

EE NL
5 records

Cecilia

Protection expired

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

Pioneer Hi-bred International Inc. (USA)

ES FR HR
6 records

Caspar

Protection expired

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

DLF SEEDS A/S

BE IE NL
7 records

Casimir

Protection expired

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Barenbrug Holland B.V.

AT DE RO
5 records

Carola

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

W.WALLMULLER

DE ES NL
6 records

Carola

Protection expired

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

W WEIBULL

NL SE
7 records

Caribo

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

CZ NL PL
7 records

Canasta

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Maribo Seed International ApS

CZ ES HU PL
5 records

Calas

Protection expired

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

S.D.M.E. - SOCIETE DES MAIS EUROPEENS

BE CZ FR PL
5 records

Cacko

Protection expired

Avena nuda L. · Naked oat

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

HU PL SK
5 records

Cabernet

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

NL PL SK
6 records

Caballo

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Limagrain Genetics Grandes Cultures SA (FR)

AT ES FR
5 records

Byzance

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVanderHave N.V./S.A.

ES FR LT SE
5 records

Buffalo

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden BV (NL)

ES FR NL PL
5 records

BS 31

Protection expired

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

CZ HU SK
5 records

Bronze Arola

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

VandenBerg, Cornelius P.

DK NL SE
5 records

Bronco

Protection expired

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Bruinsma Seeds B.V.

BG HU NL PL
5 records

Bounty

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Maribo Seed International ApS, DK

HR HU PL
5 records

Bora

Protection expired

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE DK LT
7 records

Bonus

Protection expired

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

Rustica

CZ ES FR PL
7 records

Bonanza

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SAATZUCHT FIRLBECK GMBH&CO.KG

AT DE NL
7 records

Bolero

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

DE RUITER SEEDS

CZ NL PL SK
5 records

Boaldi

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

WILLIAM E. DUFFET & CORNELIS P. VANDERBERG

DK NL SE
5 records

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