Open AccessImplications of Plant Selectors' Rights for herbage seed production - a grower's viewpoint
Author(s) -
Graeme Donald Robertson
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.1.1979.3274
Subject(s) - production (economics) , cultivar , business , plant production , key (lock) , agricultural economics , agronomy , agricultural science , agroforestry , biology , economics , ecology , macroeconomics
Over 60% of the herbage seed produced in New Zealand is exported but because plant breeders have concentrated on the local market New Zealand seed has lost its pre-eminence in the United Kingdom. The introduction of Plant Selectors' Rights will encourage the New Zealand seed industry to meet market requirements. There is little future in multiplying overseas-owned cultivars in New Zealand. A progressive seed industry requires greater cooperation between breeders, farmers and merchants. Key words: Plant Selectors' Rights, herbage seed production, New Zealand.