OTTAWA (Staff) — In the more than three years since plant breeders’ rights legislation took effect in Canada, varieties from 23 species have been made eligible for protection, according to Agriculture Canada. The law gives creators of varieties the right to claim compensation from others who commercially grow the product.
Plant species now covered by the breeders’ rights legislation range from alfalfa, barley, apples and peas to oats, corn, flax and strawberries.
The legislation took effect Aug. 1, 1990.
