Plant Varieties & Seeds
Improved plant varieties and good quality seeds are essential for safe, reliable and efficient crop and food production. These pages provide information on Plant Breeders Rights, National Listing and Seed Certification Services to plant breeders and the seeds industry.
Latest news
29 August 2008: Protocols and procedures for tests and trials: the VCU procedures for Potatoes has been revised.
22 August 2008: August edition of Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette has been published.
20 August 2008:
- UK Seed Certification information letters 2008: SC 3/08 (PDF 50KB) – Gives information about the refund of Seed Certification Fees.
- UK Seed Certification – Guides and Registers: The Instructions to licensed and official seed samplers in England and Wales has been amended at Chapter 6 Labelling of seed lots - 3. Chemically treated seed.
14 August 2008: Protocols and procedures for tests and trials: the VCU protocols for Spring oilseed rape, Cereals, Maize, Winter oilseed rape, Field peas, Field beans, Sugar beet, White clover and Lucerne and Grasses have been revised.
12 August 2008: Protocols and procedures for tests and trials: the VCU protocol for Minor Crops (Linseed, Soya bean, Spring lupin, Forage rape, Fodder kale, Swede, Sunflower, Tall fescue, Brown mustard and White mustard) has been revised.
5 August 2008: NL/PBR Information Letter: NL/PBR 6/08 (PDF 90 KB) gives details of updated arrangements for NL/PBR applicants for 2008/2009 including particular information for winter oilseed rape applicants, changes to seed submission details and the arrangements for replacing ear rows with plots for wheat DUS testing.
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