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Glycine max (L.) Merr. Soybean · Agricultural · bred by Agro Seed Research BVBA (BE)

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety is included in official agricultural crop catalogs and is used in UPOV materials as a reference variety for describing the morphological traits of soybean seeds.

A key morphological characteristic of the variety is the yellow-green color of the seed coat. Detailed agronomic data, including maturity group, plant height, and yield indicators, are not presented in open sources.

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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.

QM QZ

active 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Variety registered as early as 1 jurisdiction, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified.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
Agro Seed Research BVBA (BE) 4 Developed the variety
Applicant
Agro Seed Research BVBA (BE) 4 Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
Agro Seed Research B.V. (ASR) 40 Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
IAR AGRI LTD 37 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

    № 219142

    Registration
    2 March 2022
  • FR France Active

    № 4068680

    Application
    7 January 2020
    Registration
    1 January 2022
  • GB United Kingdom Active

    № 58/25007

    Application
    23 October 2020
    Registration
    19 December 2020

Plant breeders' rights

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

European Union № 20190596
Active
  1. Application filed 6 March 2019
  2. Registered 16 May 2022
  3. Currently active indefinite in the register

More 1 record protections in other jurisdictions are shown on the map above.

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

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