Question

Choose the incorrect statement for plant breeders rights.

• A. Plant breeder's rights are used to protect new varieties of plants by giving exclusive commercial rights for about 20 -25 years to market a new variety or its reproductive material.
• B. The variety must be novel, distinct, uniform and stable.
• C. This protection allows anyone from growing or selling the variety without the owner's permission.
• D. Exceptions may be made, however, for both research and use of seed saved by a farmer for replanting.

Answer 1

The correct option is C This protection allows anyone from growing or selling the variety without the owner's permission.

Plant breeders right provides the breeder the right to get the benefit from the variety of crop produced by them. This right provides protection that anyone cannot use the breed without the consent of the breeder. The protection also ensures that the crop variety is not used by any other person in order to obtain benefit by growing, breeding or selling the crop variety.

So, the correct answer is option C.