nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio
List archive
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories
- From: Clifford Cain - uk yahoo <cc_syorks@yahoo.co.uk>
- To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories
- Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:20:27 +0100
Concerning David's encounter with officialdom, I regret to inform him
that the situation is similar here in the UK. My take on is that it stems from a desire to raise monies, akin to plant breeders rights, to fund projects. Their take is that it is a result of supporting "the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture" ( details being found at http://www.planttreaty.org ) resulting in the establishment of a piece of legalese the Standard Material Transfer Agreement. I have been in the process of developing a 300 apple cultivar collection which was to be grown at three sites, three trees being grafted from one piece of graftwood, in order to remove scion wood variation. At the moment the project is stalled as I am not able to sign up to the long list of conditions. As the collections, here in the UK, and I am sure in many other parts of the world, are government funded, it does seem a shame that they have found a way to stop amateur growers propagating trees and going on to breed new cultivars. Especially considering that many heritage cultivars are either chance seedlings or the result of keen amateurs breeding efforts. My hopes are that this is a new programme and the authorities are feeling their way through it. My hope is that common sense will prevail. Or is that just a pipe dream? Clifford Cain Doncaster, UK Where pears are starting to break bud |
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
Michael Dossett, 04/01/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
Clifford Cain - uk yahoo, 04/01/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
david . maxwell, 04/02/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories, Michael Dossett, 04/02/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
Dan Nave, 04/02/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories, david . maxwell, 04/03/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
david . maxwell, 04/02/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories,
Sarah Kehler Ewing, 04/01/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from government repositories, kk maser, 04/01/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood from governmentrepositories,
Kristine Naess, 04/02/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood fromgovernmentrepositories,
George Brinson, 04/02/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood fromgovernmentrepositories, EVelyn Mellott, 04/03/2010
-
Re: [NAFEX] Availability of grafting wood fromgovernmentrepositories,
George Brinson, 04/02/2010
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.