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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

Arel 41

Protection expired

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Pres · False oat-grass

DE
4 records

Arcadia

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Broccoli Group) · Broccoli

CZ NL SK
4 records

Ambero

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DE NL
6 records

Alaska

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

HR IT SI
4 records

Ager

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ES FR HR
5 records

Advent

Protection expired

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

DE HR SI
4 records

Zouk

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds, NL

NL
3 records

Zorba

Protection expired

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nunhems Zaden BV (NL)

FR NL
4 records

Zeruca

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Serasem (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
4 records

Zaipeo

Protection expired

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

ZAIGER FLOYD

FR IT
5 records

Yuma

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Harris Moran Seed Company

NL
3 records

Yuba

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Harris Moran Seed Company

PT
3 records

Yriba

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

DK ES FR
4 records

Yoottawa

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Wendy R Bergman

3 records

Yochesapeake

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

CORNELIS P. VANDENBERG^^^Wendy Bergman

3 records

Yellow Snowdon

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Duffett, William E.|Salinas, CA

NL
3 records

Yellow Reagan Mundo

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Breeders Association Research B.V.

NL
3 records

Yellow Palisade

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

WALTER H. JESSEL, JR. & WILLIAM E. DUFFETT

DK NL
3 records

Yellow Cassa

Protection expired

Chrysanthemum L. · Chrysanthemum

Knaap, Jacques C. M. Van der|De Lier, Netherlands

NL
3 records

Yardena

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

The State of Israel - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Agricultural Research Organization (ARO)^^^Hazera (1939) Ltd.

NL
3 records

Yana

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

L. Zagorcheva, M. Stoyanov, L. Stamova

BG UA
5 records

Xenia

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute

GR
4 records

Winterhaven

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

ES
4 records

Winterduke

Protection expired

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

Bejo Zaden (NL)

NL SI
3 records

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