CPVO President writes on Essentially Derived Varieties

The CPVO President, Bart Kiewiet, has written a short article on Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs). The article can be found by clicking here (PDF file).

This article gives a useful insight into the CPVO’s policies on EDVs as well as giving some general pointers towards defining EDVs and providing guidance for growers who think that EDVs derived from one or more of their own varieties might exist.