USDA Protects 13 New Varieties

WASHINGTON - Sep 15/04 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 13 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include cotton and soybean.

The 13 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their products in the United States for the duration of protection.

The 13 certificates are:

- the Sure-Grow 150BR, Sure-Grow 521BR and DP 491 varieties of cotton, developed by D&PL Technology Holding Company LLC., Scott, Miss.;

- the FM 958* variety of cotton, developed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Campbell, Australia;

- the HQ120CT variety of cotton, developed by Seed Sources Inc., Stoneville, Miss.;

- the Acala Summit* and ACALA SIERRA RR* varieties of cotton, developed by California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors, Bakersfield, Calif.;

- the PM 1560 BG and PM 1560 RR varieties of cotton, developed by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton Rouge, La.;

- the 3282002 and 5091007 varieties of soybean, developed by D&PL Technology Holding Company LLC., Scott, Miss; and

- the PHOUOYV and 90M20 varieties of soybean, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa.

* In the United States, seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).