New varieties are constantly being developed for higher yields, better agronomic traits like taste, resistance against pest or diseases, tolerance to saline or drought conditions. These new varieties need to be protected given the fact that substantial investment in terms of skill, labour, resources, money and time is required in the breeding of new varieties.
Varieties of all botanical genera and species, and particularly their hybrids now can be protected under the Plant Variety Protection law. It is a process by which a plant can be 'controlled' in terms of who propagates it and how many.
This opportunity to obtain certain exclusive rights in respect of new plant varieties provides successful plant breeder with a better chance of recovering their costs and accumulating funds necessary for further research or investments.
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