TY - BOOK
T1 - Opinion on scientific definitions and technical scopes of words related to propagation and grafting of plants
AU - Schouten, H.J.
AU - de Klerk, G.J.M.
AU - Krens, F.A.
AU - Visser, R.G.F.
N1 - Wageningen UR Plant Breeding
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - As mentioned in the Introduction, vegetable seed companies have been confronted
with the practice, that after production of scions from the seedlings of protected
tomato varieties, the remaining stubs are not discarded but sold. In this way, two
plants are produced from one seed: a scion for grafting onto a rootstock, and a stub
that develops on its own roots into a new complete plant. Both are sold.
The involved seed companies disagree with the nurserymen about the legality of this
practice. This scientific / technical report provides independent opinions on the
meaning and scope of words, such as grafting, production, reproduction, propagation,
and multiplication, without giving a legal judgement. Further, this report underlines
that it is technically feasible to trace the genetic identity of scions, stubs and
rootstocks, also after grafting, and compare these with genetic identities of protected
plant varieties. The aim of this report is to provide clarity about meanings and scopes
of keywords, and in this way serve the involved parties to solve this issue in a
legitimate way.
AB - As mentioned in the Introduction, vegetable seed companies have been confronted
with the practice, that after production of scions from the seedlings of protected
tomato varieties, the remaining stubs are not discarded but sold. In this way, two
plants are produced from one seed: a scion for grafting onto a rootstock, and a stub
that develops on its own roots into a new complete plant. Both are sold.
The involved seed companies disagree with the nurserymen about the legality of this
practice. This scientific / technical report provides independent opinions on the
meaning and scope of words, such as grafting, production, reproduction, propagation,
and multiplication, without giving a legal judgement. Further, this report underlines
that it is technically feasible to trace the genetic identity of scions, stubs and
rootstocks, also after grafting, and compare these with genetic identities of protected
plant varieties. The aim of this report is to provide clarity about meanings and scopes
of keywords, and in this way serve the involved parties to solve this issue in a
legitimate way.
M3 - Report
BT - Opinion on scientific definitions and technical scopes of words related to propagation and grafting of plants
PB - Wageningen UR
CY - Wageningen
ER -