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Hera

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Linum usitatissimum L. Common flax · Agricultural

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The modern Polish variety Hera is a fiber flax with high yield. In studies, it showed a total biomass yield of 6.27 t/ha and a straw yield of 5.16 t/ha, with a fiber content in raw straw of about 16.42%. The average total stem length of the variety reaches 78.5 cm, technical length is 66.5 cm, and stem diameter is 1.43 mm.

The historical variety Hera of Belgian breeding was registered in 1979. In modern agronomic publications, this variety is classified as historical or withdrawn from wide use, as it has been replaced by new varieties in many breeding programs.

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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

terminated no record

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

Parties

Applicant
Nationale dienst voor Afzet van Landen Tuinbouwprodukten (BE) Submitted the application to the register
Rights holder
Landbouwbureau Wiersum BV (NL) Holds the rights to the variety
Maintainer
FR - LANDBOUWBUREAU WIERSUM BV / PL - Instytut Włókien Naturalnych i Roślin Zielarskich Państwowy Instytut Badawczy 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

    № 1004566

    Terminated
    16 November 2009
  • QZ European Union Active

    № 293691

  • FR France Terminated

    № 0090307

    Application
    25 April 1988
    Registration
    1 January 1970
    Terminated
    30 May 1988

Plant breeders' rights

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

France № 23
Terminated
  1. Application filed 20 January 1972
  2. Registered 1 September 1974
  3. Entry closed 18 December 1987

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