Farmer-saved Seed: What is Legal? What is Not?

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dc.contributor.authorMorris, Dale
dc.contributor.authorKratochvil, Robert
dc.contributor.authorGoeringer, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T12:58:02Z
dc.date.available2017-06-15T12:58:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractMost wheat and soybean seed sold in Maryland is protected by either U.S. Patent Law or the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA). These protections severely limit the age-old practice of “farmer-saved seed” or prohibit it entirely, depending upon the protection the owner of the variety secures. The following will discuss the implications of Patent Law and PVPA on farmer-saved seed of wheat and soybeans.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMaryland Department of Agriculture, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M28564
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/19253
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Agriculture & Natural Resources
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDepartment of Agricultural & Resource Economics
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFS;1064
dc.subjectseed saving, plant variety protection act, patent law, patent, cover crop, wheaten_US
dc.titleFarmer-saved Seed: What is Legal? What is Not?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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