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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Fennel · Vegetables · bred by Henk Driessen

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The plant is compact, with an upright growth habit. It forms uniform, heavy, round-shaped bulbs with a bright white color and a small cutting area, which facilitates harvesting and packaging of the produce.

The variety possesses resistance to bolting and lodging. Intended for sale on the fresh market, suitable for cultivation in spring, early summer, and autumn using direct seeding or the seedling method.

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Countries of admission

3 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.

QZ

active no record

Variety registered as early as 3 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified.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
Henk Driessen 65 Developed the variety
Applicant
Enza Zaden Bikhir B.V. 345 Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
Enza Zaden Bikhir B.V. 345 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
NL - ENZA ZADEN SEED OPERATIONS BV 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 Active

    № 269968

    Registration
    20 April 2012
  • NL Netherlands Active

    № VNK42/19691

    Application
    9 November 2009
    Registration
    20 April 2012
  • RU Russian Federation Active

    № 67949

    Application
    18 November 2015
    Registration
    28 December 2015
  • AR Argentina Active

    № 016428

    Application
    10 March 2016
    Registration
    23 May 2016
  • UA Ukraine Active

    № 19066001

    Application
    11 May 2019
    Registration
    27 August 2020

Plant breeders' rights

The right is granted for a limited term: propagation of the variety requires a license from the rights holder.

Netherlands № VNK42
Active
  1. Application filed 9 November 2009
  2. Registered 20 April 2012
  3. Currently active indefinite in the register

More 2 records protections in other jurisdictions are shown on the map above.

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