Approved Names, Received Names and Synonyms: Keeping Track of Vegetable Varieties for DUS

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1 Approved Names, Received Names and Synonyms: Keeping Track of Vegetable Varieties for DUS Tom Christie

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4 SASA Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture Wildlife & Environment Plant Health Pesticides Potato Seed Testing & Certification Variety Testing

5 SASA the Variety Testing Unit Distinctness, Uniformity & Stability testing (DUS) Value for Cultivation & Use testing (VCU) Genetic Resources

6 If DUS is the solution, what is the problem? The UK National List

7 or Plant Variety Protection

8 What do you need to do DUS? Motivated Happy Good metrestick technique

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14 Circa 20,000 accessions Covering more than 30 species CPVO Entrustment for 17 of these

15 The DUS Cycle

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17 The umbrella exercise Detroit Detroit 2 Detroit 3 Detroit 4 Detroit 5 Detroit 6 Detroit 7

18 In the DUS world synonyms are alternatives De Detroit amelioree 2 Rouge de Detroit amelioree 2 Detroit dark red 2 Globe 2 Globo rojo 2 Good for All 2 Kogel 2 Rote Kugel 2 Model Red Globe 2 Noire ronde hative 2

19 Synonyms (continued) Palla rossa 2 Perfect 2 Tonda a globo 2 Czerwona Kula 2

20 Approved Maintenances Crimson Globe Asmer Detroit 72 Bluta Bolivar Elsoms Crimson Globe Extra Early Globe Globe 21 Ideal Little Ball Marner Rotunda

21 Approved Maintenances (cont.) Mony Orion Nero New Globe Nuttings No B4 Rondoro Spinel Supra Tardel SASA has 57 different accessions of Detroit

22 Names the two eras The Classical era synonyms approved maintenances umbrellas and some very long names The Age of Reason no synonyms, few homonyms establishment of naming rules online resources diacritical marks naming themes

23 CPVO naming rules A, X 666, 1010 can t consist of a single letter can t be a number if not part of a series Aguadulce supersimonia à très longue cosse Llanfairpwllgwyngyll has too many words or elements can t consist of or contain an excessively long word or element can t be a word un-pronounceable in an official language of the European Union

24 Spring&Fall, Spring/Fall Artur a shallot cultivar Supply your own example here can t contain a punctuation mark or other symbol an onion cultivar Arthur already exists with only one letter of difference can t represent names of unsavoury characters from recent history, words with an offensive or abusive meaning in a language of the EU Non Plus Ultra (an old radish cultivar) Can t convey the false impression that the variety has particular characteristics or value not found in other cultivars of the same species

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26 Homonyms have all but disappeared

27 Diacritical marks or Do I detect an accent?

28 Diacritics (cont.)

29 Diacritics (cont.)

30 I have a theme - Unilever peas and ornithology

31 Genius leeks from Syngenta

32 Danisco peas the empire strikes back

33 Crop Variety Traditional Synonym Non Traditional Synonym Selection List Beetroot Detroit Crimson Globe Improved B Beetroot Detroit Early Model B Beetroot Detroit Globe B Beetroot Detroit Good for All B Beetroot Detroit Model Red Globe B Beetroot Detroit Perfect B Beetroot Detroit Reliance B Beetroot Detroit Ruddigore B Beetroot Detroit Asmer Globall B Beetroot Detroit Blood Royal Globe B Beetroot Detroit Crimson Ball B Beetroot Detroit Crimson Bunch B Beetroot Detroit Detroit Dark Red B Beetroot Detroit Detroit Globe B Beetroot Detroit Early Bunch B Beetroot Detroit Early Crimson Globe B Beetroot Detroit Fire Ball B Beetroot Detroit Imperial Early Globe B Beetroot Detroit Perfection Globe B Beetroot Detroit Red Star B Beetroot Detroit Asmer Detroit 72 B Beetroot Detroit Asmer Empire Globe B Beetroot Detroit Bikores B Beetroot Detroit Carrington Perfection B Beetroot Detroit Clibrans Black Knight B Beetroot Detroit Crimson Globe B Beetroot Detroit Crimson King B

34 Thank you for your attention.

35 ...and may the Force be with you.

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37 To summarise: DUS & the NL a key element in seed certification The two eras of naming vegetable cultivars.. and a promise: The old guard have gone We will document their work for those who come after

38 Ref collection seed store and pea trial Identify Obtain Incorporate into Reference Collection Store Grow Observe/record/measure Compare with candidates Make DUS decision

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40 Detroit 4 Detroit 5 Detroit 6 Detroit 7

41 GRIN: Beta vulgaris L. subsp. Vulgaris UK Legislation: Beta vulgaris L. var. conditiva Alef. UPOV list of species: Beta vulgaris L. var. conditiva Alef. CPVO DUS protocol: Beta vulgaris L., ssp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alef. Common Catalogue website Beta vulgaris L.

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43 Synonyms: the 60 s exercise Distinct variety became Cultivar Traditional synonym became Synonym Selection became Approved Maintenance Non-traditional synonym - gone but not forgotten

44 80s TV - a regret

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