Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds...
Catalogue reference: MAF 397
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MAF 397
Files in this series cover the subject of plant breeders rights and in particular the preparation of an Index of Names of Plant Varieties. The initial deposit gives general background to the index and performance trial procedure and contain...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 397
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Plant Variety Classification Index (AFC Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1966-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files in this series cover the subject of plant breeders rights and in particular the preparation of an Index of Names of Plant Varieties. The initial deposit gives general background to the index and performance trial procedure and contain minutes and papers from related committees and advisory groups.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Some files have been re-registered in the DDC file series; see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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AFC file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, Variety Classification Unit, 1964-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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6 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1966
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Plant Variety Rights Office was established by the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964. The Index of Names of Plant Varieties was an official list of names of distinct plant varieties, the seed of which was used commercially in the UK, and was prepared and operated under provisions contained in the Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 by the three agricultural departments in the UK. Its general purpose was to eliminate synonyms and homonyms and to ensure the named varieties of seed which was offered to growers were distinct and possessed known characteristics which were the same from year to year. Applications for inclusion in the index involved a system of performance trials carried out at the applicants' expense and normally lasting for two years if there was a doubt whether two or more varieties were distinct.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10797/
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Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division: Registered Files, Plant Variety Classification Index (AFC Series)