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Article: USDA GRANTS PROTECTION TO 26 NEW PLANT VARIETIES

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September 18, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of 26 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean, bluegrass, corn, cowpea, lettuce, peanut, potato, soybean and wheat.

The 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 26 certificates are:

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