Skip to content

Legio

Protection expired

Allium cepa L. var. cepa Onion · Vegetables · bred by Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht

also searched as: легио

Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety is registered in official European vegetable variety catalogues and is included in CPVO protocols as a reference for testing characteristics related to the onset of bolting during spring sowing.

In terms of its agronomic characteristics, the variety is late in the timing of the onset of bolting and has a medium degree of susceptibility to this process.

Sources8
  • Loading…

Countries of admission

4 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 1 jurisdiction, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Breeder
Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht 13 Developed the variety
Applicant
Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht 13 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
Nickerson-Zwaan B.V., NL-2990 AA Barendrecht 13 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

  • HR Croatia Terminated

    № 1004259

    Terminated
    3 December 2009
  • QZ European Union Terminated

    № 249758

  • NL Netherlands Terminated

    № UIG475/5125

    Application
    23 January 1987
    Registration
    31 July 1990
    Terminated
    6 March 2018
  • CZ Czechia Protection expired

    № 2540

    Application
    11 January 1995
    Registration
    25 February 1997
    Terminated
    25 February 2007
  • NO Norway Terminated

    № A474

    Application
    8 June 1995
    Registration
    8 June 1995
    Terminated
    13 August 1997
  • PL Poland Terminated

    № SR W1622

    Application
    2 January 1996
    Registration
    26 February 1998
    Terminated
    31 December 2004

Records are sourced from official registry publications. Data sources and legal status

Found an error in the record?

The directory replicates the primary source. If an entry differs from the official publication, please specify the discrepancy and provide a link if possible. Corrections are added to the moderation queue.

This is a directory, not an official registry: data is based on public disclosures and may have changed. More about sources

Same species

Other varieties: Onion

All 1 855 varieties of species

Red Wing

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG CZ HR NL
6 records

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Nickerson Zwaan B.V. (NL)

CZ HR NL PL SK
6 records

Daytona

Active

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Bejo Zaden BV (NL)

BG CZ HR NL PL
7 records

Layla

Terminated

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

NL
2 records

Leia

Application submitted

Allium cepa L. var. cepa · Onion

Sakata Vegetables Europe SAS (FR)

FR
2 records

Nearby in the species list Lark, Laro, Laser, Laskala, Lasso, Latigo, Laura, Ławica, Layla, Lebaniega de Bedoya, Leia, Lena, Leone, Lexus, Liaskovski 58, Liaskovski 90, Libreto, Lidy, Liliana, Limbo

Discussion: Legio

0 messages

Growing experience and notes on the entry. Comments are not part of the reference data and are not verified against primary sources.

Comments are open to signed-in readers. Sign in · Sign up