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4.8.2 Outside Australia
Some varieties, tested in growing conditions vastly different to those in Australia, exhibit different characteristics when grown in Australia. ‘Grow outs’ under local conditions should be conducted for such varieties (eg potatoes) and a ‘new’ variety description produced and published. Over time this will result in the build up a database to better identify potential comparators for such taxa.
Section 38 of the PBR Act outlines the requirements for test growing of overseas varieties.
A comparative trial in Australia may not always be necessary, providing the variety:
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has been test grown in a UPOV member country using official UPOV guidelines and test procedures, and all the most similar varieties of common knowledge have been included in the trial or |
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if the test indicates the variety is clearly distinct from known Australian varieties, a comparative test may not be warranted. |
In both of these cases, the PBR Office still requires applicants to submit a description in for publication in the Plant Varieties Journal.
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