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Porthos

Terminated

Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus · Vegetables · bred by The State University of New Jersey - Rutgers (US)

also searched as: портос

Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety is an all-male hybrid that does not produce seeds. This trait prevents self-seeding in the fields and allows the plant to efficiently expend energy on crop growth.

The plant possesses good disease resistance and shows high results in comparative trials, providing marketable quality produce that meets modern standards of intensive vegetable farming.

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Countries of admission

1 jurisdiction

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.

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

Parties

Applicant
Vilmorin-Mikado SAS (FR) 775 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
Vilmorin SA (FR) Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

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

  • QZ European Union Terminated

    № 251719

    Registration
    3 February 2017
    Terminated
    30 June 2020
  • FR France Terminated

    № 4052662

    Application
    1 March 2013
    Registration
    1 January 2017
    Terminated
    31 December 2017

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