Re: New EU law regulating availability of new varieties
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: New EU law regulating availability of new varieties
  • From: &* P* L* <lindsey@mallorn.com>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:08:33 -0500 (CDT)
----- Original Message -----
> From CNN today, a proposed new EU law regulating availability of new
> plant varieties. Nor sure how this would impact us here in the US.
> 
> http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2013/sep/26/eu-regulation-garden-plants

I think the taxonomist lobby has been strong on this one.  :)  
Suddenly their work isn't going to be relegated to the dusty 
backrooms of herbaria any more!  

OK, maybe not.

The only good thing that I see coming from this is that plant 
development may be more feature-oriented rather than profit-
oriented.  It's confusing to see different breeders coming out
with plants that are exactly the same as some other company's
plants just so they can keep up with Joneses.  The you have 
two plants that are seemingly identical with no visible 
difference between the two.

On the other hand, like the article states, it's going to be expensive
for breeders to get these plants out there.  They'll focus on
the big money-makers and little oddball mutations without big
money behind them are going to languish in their breeders' 
gardens.

Chris

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