Revised submission conditions applications for the grant of Plant Breeders’ Rights and/or listing courgette and various cabbage crops

Publicationdate: 7 augustus 2026

The submission requirements for applications for the granting of Plant Breeders' Rights and/or admission for courgette (trailing and non-trailing), white cabbage, cauliflower, kale, Savoy cabbage, and kohlrabi have changed.

Courgette (trailing and bush, non-trailing types)

Starting from the next trial season, DNA testing for courgette crops will take place prior to the standard trials. This allows us to better determine the reference varieties for the applications. For this reason, the submission date for the identity sample is being brought forward by two months.

Final closing date: 15 February
Final submission date end sample: 15 February

White cabbage

A single submission date applies to all types of white cabbage, regardless the time of maturity.

Final closing date: 1 January
Final submission date end sample: 15 January

Cauliflower, curly kale, savoy cabbage and kohlrabi

We are aligning the DNA marker testing for cabbage crops more efficiently with the standard field trials, so that the results can be taken into account into the DUS testing. As a result, the submission dates for various cabbage crops are being brought forward.

Closing date cauliflower (seed propagated, spring, summer, autumn and winter): 15 November
Closing date cauliflower (seed propagated, overwintering and tropical), curly kale, savoy cabbage and kohlrabi: 15 April
Submission date end sample cauliflower (seed propagated, spring, summer, autumn and winter): 15 November
Submission date end sample cauliflower (seed propagated, overwintering and tropical), curly kale, savoy cabbage and kohlrabi: 15 April

Do you have any questions about this?

Please contact us with any questions.

The new submission dates will soon be available on the CPVO website.

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