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A "plant variety" is a legal term
Legal term

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, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
 as a "variety" (in this sense) provides its breeder
Plant breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques ....
 with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights

Plant breeders' rights , also known as plant variety rights , are intellectual property rights granted to the plant breeding of a new variety of plant ....
, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries.

Note that this "variety" (which will differ in status according to the local law of the land) should not be confused with the international (the same the world over):






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A "plant variety" is a legal term
Legal term

Excess long comment to prevent listing on...
, following the UPOV Convention. Recognition of a cultivated plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
 as a "variety" (in this sense) provides its breeder
Plant breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular techniques ....
 with some legal protection, so-called plant breeders' rights
Plant breeders' rights

Plant breeders' rights , also known as plant variety rights , are intellectual property rights granted to the plant breeding of a new variety of plant ....
, depending to some extent on the internal legislation of the signatory countries.

Note that this "variety" (which will differ in status according to the local law of the land) should not be confused with the international (the same the world over):
  • taxonomic rank
    Taxonomic rank

    Taxonomic rank, taxonomic category, rank, or category is an abstract term used in the scientific classification, or taxonomy, of organisms....
     of variety (regulated by the ICBN)
  • cultivar
    Cultivar

    A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
     (regulated by the ICNCP).


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