Washington, DC
July 1, 2008
AMS No. 118-08, 112-08 & 099-08
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
has issued certificates of protection to developers of 23 new
varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants.
The certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety
Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be
new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the
exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their
products in the United States for the duration of protection.
The 23 certificates are:
- the HMS Medalist variety
of field bean, developed by Cooperative Elevator,
Co., Pigeon, Mich.;
- the Canario 707* variety
of field bean, developed by The Regents of the
University of California, Oakland, Calif.;
- the Red Rover variety of
field bean, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds,
Inc., Oxnard, Calif.;
- the Grande II variety of
tall fescue, developed by Seed Research of Oregon,
Corvallis, Ore.;
- the Magellan and Padre
varieties of tall fescue, developed by Rutgers, the
State University of New Jersey and Novel AG, Inc., New
Brunswick, N.J.;
- the Epic* variety of
red fescue, developed by Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J.;
- the Labarinth* variety of
tall fescue, developed by Barenbrug USA, Inc.,
Tangent, Ore.;
- the Houndog 6 and Corgi
varieties of tall fescue, developed by DLF
International Seeds, and Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey, Halsey, Ore.;
- the Carter* variety of
flax, developed by NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo,
N.D.;
- the Barcampsia variety of
tufted hairgrass, developed by Barenbrug USA, Inc.,
Tangent, Ore.;
- the Prestige and Avalanche
varieties of lettuce, developed by Progeny Advanced
Genetics, Inc., Salinas, Calif.;
- the Chistera and Capsule
varieties of lettuce, developed by Enza Zaden Beheer
B.V., Enkhuizen, the Netherlands;
- the Ocotillo variety of
lettuce, developed by 3 Star Lettuce, LLC., Salinas,
Calif.;
- the Souris variety of
oat, developed by NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, N.D.;
- the Mundial variety of
pea, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Oxnard,
Calif.;
- the Aragorn variety of
field pea, developed by Plant Research (NZ) Ltd.,
Caterburg, New Zealand;
- the D4311702 variety of
soybean, developed by Monsanto Company, St. Louis;
- the Jedd variety of
common wheat, developed by WestBred, LLC, Bozeman,
Mont.;
- the Jewel* variety of
common wheat, developed by Michigan State University,
Lansing, Mich.
- the Mariah variety of
field bean, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.,
Oxnard, Calif.;
- the NP2263 and NP2391
varieties of field corn, developed by Syngenta Seeds,
Inc., Minneapolis;
- the I071535, I113752,
I116412, I390033, I000091, I002573, I006234, I029010,
I060062, I082216, I097062, I119135, I119148, and I900429
varieties of field corn, developed by Monsanto
Technology, L.L.C., Creve Coeur, Mo.;
- the H60071 variety of
field corn, developed by JC Robinson Seeds, Inc.,
Waterloo, Neb.;
- the LH326, LH334, LH390,
LH299, LH307, LH333BT1, LH341, LH342, LH362, LH372, LH381,
LH391, and LH400 varieties of field corn, developed
by Holden’s Foundation Seeds, L.L.C., Waterman, Ill.;
- the 4498438 and 4896902
varieties of soybean, developed by Monsanto Company,
St. Louis;
- the 8641 variety of
common wheat, developed by University of Georgia
Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, Ga.;
- the Vantage variety of
common wheat, developed by WestBred LLC, Bozeman, Mont.
- the Salute varieties of
barley, developed by West Bred, LLC, Bozeman, Mont.;
- the Supremo variety of
garden bean, developed by Olter srl., Asti, Italy;
- the Medicine Hat variety
of field bean, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds,
Inc., Oxnard, Calif.;
- the Perfection variety of
Kentucky bluegrass, developed by J.R. Simplot
Company, Post Falls, Idaho;
- the Treazure II variety of
chewing fescue, developed by Pure Seed Testing, Inc.,
Hubbard, Ore.;
- the DaVinci variety of
tall fescue, developed by Lebanon Seaboard Corporation
and Rutgers University, Huntsville, Utah;
- the Shade Champ variety of
tufted hairgrass, developed by Pure Seed Testing,
Inc., Hubbard, Ore.;
- the Snow Sweet variety of
pea, developed by Pure Line Seeds, Inc., Moscow,
Idaho;
- the TX1523-1Ru/Y variety
of potato, developed by Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, College Station, Texas;
- the D4210110, D4523081,
D4201139, and D4253854 varieties of soybean,
developed by Monsanto Company, St. Louis;
- the CHI1504001 variety of
tomato, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.,
Oxnard, Calif;
- the AGS 2031 variety of
common wheat, developed by University of Georgia
Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, Ga.; and
- the Sinope8* variety of
common wheat, developed by Limagrain Advanta Nederland
B.V., Rilland, Netherlands.
* In the United States, seed of
this variety shall be sold by variety name only as a class of
certified seed, and shall conform to the number of generations
specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended,
7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing
Service administers the Plant Variety Protection Act, which
provides time-limited marketing protection to developers of new
and distinct seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants ranging
from farm crops to flowers.
For more information, contact the
Plant Variety Protection Office at (301) 504-5518, fax (301)
504-5291, or the Internet at
www.ams.usda.gov/pvpo. |
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