Seminar on DUS Testing

Management of Variety Collections Introduction

Raimundo Lavignolle Senior Counsellor, UPOV
Geneva, March 18 to 20, 2010

Management of Variety Collections

PREVIEW INTRODUCTION VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

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Distinctness The variety shall be deemed to be distinct if it is clearly distinguishable from any other variety whose existence is a matter of common knowledge at the time of the filing of the application.

Candidate variety

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All varieties of common knowledge

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Candidate variety All varieties of common knowledge

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Candidate variety All varieties of common knowledge

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Candidate variety All varieties of common knowledge

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Candidate variety All varieties of common knowledge

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Candidate variety All varieties of common knowledge

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NEW Species

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Varieties of Common Knowledge

Reduce the number in the trial

Step 1: Making an inventory of the varieties of common knowledge; Step 2: Establishing a collection (variety collection) Step 3: Selecting the varieties from the variety collection

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ELABORATING THE NOTION OF VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

TGP/4
CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

TGP/9
SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Varieties of Common Knowledge

Reduce the number in the trial

Step 1: Making an inventory of the varieties of common knowledge; Step 2: Establishing a collection (variety collection) Step 3: Selecting the varieties from the variety collection

VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

1.

Commercialization of propagating or harvested material of the variety, or publishing a detailed description;

2.

The filing of an application for the grant of a breeders right or for the entering of a variety in an official register of varieties,

3.

Existence of living plant material in publicly accessible plant collections.

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Common knowledge is not restricted to national or geographical borders

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION

Varieties of Common Knowledge

Reduce the number in the trial

Step 1: Making an inventory of the varieties of common knowledge; Step 2: Establishing a collection (variety collection) Step 3: Selecting the varieties from the variety collection

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION

ELABORATING THE NOTION OF VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

TGP/4
CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

TGP/9
SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

FORMS OF VARIETY COLLECTION

DESCRIPTIONS

PLANT MATERIAL
MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

SEED

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

RANGE OF THE VARIETY COLLECTION

GENUS SPECIES SUBSPECIES TYPE OF VARIETY (SHORT DAY TYPE) GROUPS OF VARIETIES (GROUPING ch.)

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

VARIETIES NOT INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION

PUBLICATION COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBERS PANEL OF EXPERTS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

A VARIETY COLLECTION CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED DEFINITIVELY

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

VARIETY DESCRIPTIONS

TG VERSION

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

LIVING PLANT MATERIAL

SOURCES VERIFICATION MAINTENANCE UPDATING / RENEWAL

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

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ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION TGP/4

CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

COOPERATION IN MAINTENANCE
AUTHORITIES BREEDERS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

SELECTING THE VARIETIES FROM COLLECTION

Varieties of Common Knowledge

a) commercialization of propagating or harvested material of the variety, or publishing a detailed description; (b) the filing of an application for the grant of a breeders right or for the entering of a variety in an official register of varieties,

Large number needs to be reduced

Step 1: Making an inventory of the varieties of common knowledge;

(c) existence of living plant material (variety accessible plant collections. Step 2: Establishing a collection in publicly collection)

Step 3: Selecting the varieties from the variety collection

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SELECTING THE VARIETIES FROM COLLECTION

ELABORATING THE NOTION OF VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

TGP/4
CONSTITUTION OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

MAINTENANCE OF VARIETY COLLECTIONS

TGP/9
SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

SELECTING THE VARIETIES FROM COLLECTION TGP/9

SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

Types of varieties Grouping varieties on the basis of characteristics Characteristics in combination (GAIA)

GROWING TRIAL ORGANIZATION

Photographs Parent formula (Hybrids) Guidance from DUS experts / breeders / plant experts

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SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE ESTABLISHING A VARIETY COLLECTION SELECTING VARIETIES FOR THE GROWING TRIAL

Thank you

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