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R & D

The aim of the R&D projects is to optimize the quality while reducing costs of DUS tests within the CPVO network of Examination Offices, to strengthen EU Plant Variety Rights (PVR) and to facilitate enforcement.

CPVO R&D Strategy 2021-2025 (agreed by Administrative Council on 14/04/2021) - PDF

Revision of R&D rules (agreed by the Administrative Council on 19/09/2019) - PDF

Terms of Reference for the CPVO Ad Hoc Working Group on Integration of Molecular Data into DUS Testing (IMODDUS) (agreed by the Administrative Council on 11/03/2015) - PDF

CPVO IMODDUS Strategy Paper - PDF

The CPVO is also part of the INVITE project Executive Committee. The INVITE project started in July 2019 and is funded by the EU Horizon 2020 R&D programme. The aim of the INVITE project is to improve both efficiency of variety testing and the information available to stakeholders on variety performance under a range of production conditions and biotic and abiotic stresses. The official website of the INVITE project was launched on 15 November 2019. You can consult it at www.h2020-invite.eu  

 

The following projects have been co-financed by the CPVO:

  • Developing molecular markers allowing the distinction of apple mutants

    From/To Date: 
    04 April 2022
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    Developing molecular markers allowing the distinction of apple mutants

  • Strawberry Ring Test

    From/To Date: 
    28 May 2020
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    Strawberry Ring Test

  • Harmores 3 - Harmonization of resistance test to diseases for DUS testing

    From/To Date: 
    02 March 2020
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    Harmores 3 - Harmonization of resistance test to diseases for DUS testing

  • Practical Case Study on minimum distances between selected Pelargonium varieties

    From/To Date: 
    13 February 2020
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    Practical Case Study on minimum distances between selected Pelargonium varieties

  • Impact analysis of endophytes on the phenotype of varieties of Lolium perenne L. and Festuca arundinacea L.

    From/To Date: 
    20 January 2020
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    Impact analysis of endophytes on the phenotype of varieties of Lolium perenne L. and Festuca arundinacea L.

  • Construction of a European Potato database with varieties of common knowledge and its implementation in the potato DUS testing system (Potato III)

    From/To Date: 
    20 January 2020
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    Construction of a European Potato database with varieties of common knowledge and its implementation in the potato DUS testing system (Potato III)

  • Harmonisation in DUS testing: exchange and observation of apples fruit samples

    From/To Date: 
    31 December 2018
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    Harmonisation in DUS testing: exchange and observation of apples fruit samples

  • Case study on minimum distances between vegetatively reproduced ornamental and fruit varieties

    From/To Date: 
    27 March 2018
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    Case study on minimum distances between vegetatively reproduced ornamental and fruit varieties

  • Creation of a Common Maize DB for DUS studies through a partnership between Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and the CPVO

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report

  • Development of an improved COYU procedure

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Report

  • Literature study: Status quo of the knowledge on phytoplasma with the focus on Euphorbia pulcherrima and other ornamental plants.

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Literature study report

  • Creation of a common Maize Data Base for DUS studies through a partnership between Spain, Germany, France and the CPVO

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report

  • Construction of an integrated microsatellite and key morphological characteristic database of potato varieties in the EU Common Catalogue

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report

  • Management of winter oilseed rape reference collection.

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report (Report Co-ordinated by Dr Carol Norris, NIAB.)

  • Study on Farm Saved Seed in the European Union

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report (Report prepared by Hans Walter Rutz on behalf of the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France, in 2008.)
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    Annexes

  • A potential upov option 2 approach for barley using high density snp genotyping

    From/To Date: 
    02 November 2016
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    Final report (Report Co-ordinated by Dr Carol Norris, NIAB.)

  • Effect of seed priming on vegetable DUS tests

    From/To Date: 
    01 March 2014 to 19 July 2021
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    Final report RD project seed priming vegetables
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    Additionnal report on the effect of seed priming

  • Reducing the number of obligatory observation periods in DUS testing for candidate varieties in the fruit sector

    From/To Date: 
    01 December 2012 to 30 September 2013
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    Final report

  • Harmonization of resistance tests to diseases of vegetable crops in the European Union II (Harmores 2)

    From/To Date: 
    01 June 2012 to 30 June 2015
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    Harmores 2 final report

  • Management of Peach tree reference collections

    From/To Date: 
    01 May 2008 to 31 May 2011
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    Final report