Is the crop a vegetable, an agricultural or an ornamental crop?

Agricultural or vegetable crop?

Industrial chicory is a crop with an agricultural use and must meet the VCU requirement. Both DUS and VCU testing is needed for listing varieties of this crop. After listing, varieties of industrial chicory can be found on the National List of Varieties for agricultural crops. But according to the European Union the crop is considered a vegetable crop. However, this makes no difference to the regulations.

More of such doubtful cases can be found in the table below.

Is it a vegetable or an agricultural crop?

Latin crop name	Dutch crop name	DUS testing needed for listing	VCU needed for listing	Included on the National List of Varieties for agricultural or vegetable crops	Included on the European common catalogue for agricultural or vegetable crops
Brassica juncea L.	Bladmosterd (as vegetable crop)	No	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
Brassica juncea L.	Bladmosterd (as agricultural crop)	Yes	Yes	Agricultural	Agricultural
Brassica napus L. (partim)	Koolzaad / bladkool	Yes	Yes	Agricultural	Agricultural
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.	Koolraap	Yes	No	Agricultural	Agricultural
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa	Meiraap / stoppelknol	Yes	No	Agricultural	Vegetable
Brassica rapa L. var. sylvestris (Lam.) Brigs	Raapzaad / bladraap	Yes	Yes	Agricultural	Agricultural
Cichorium intybus L.	Industriële cichorei	Yes	Yes	Agricultural	Vegetable
Daucus carota L.	(voeder)wortel	Yes	No	Vegetable	Vegetable
Pisum sativum L. (partim)	Erwt (as vegetable crop)	Yes	No	Vegetable	Vegetable
Pisum sativum L. (partim)	Erwt (as agricultural crop)	Yes	Yes	Agricultural	Agricultural
--	Grassen (Grasses): grasveldtypes (grass field types)	Yes	No	Agricultural	Agricultural

Vegetable or ornamental crop?

Varieties that are edible and that are traded or sold as pot vegetables or ornamental products should be registered (admitted) as vegetables in the EU common catalogue. More information can be found on the website of the Board for Plant Varieties.