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Greenfield Seeds Pvt Ltd's wheat variety has been registered under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001. Greenfield wants to confirm where the official record of its registration, including its name, address, the denomination of the variety and the salient features of its seed, is maintained. Where is this information entered?

The details are entered in the National Register of Plant Varieties, kept at the head office of the Plant Varieties Registry. It records registered varieties, breeders' names and addresses, their rights, the denomination and the salient features of the seed or propagating material. The Authority Fund only handles money.

  1. AIn the National Register of Plant Varieties kept at the head office of the RegistryCorrect
  2. BIn the Authority Fund maintained by the Central Government
  3. CIn the National Gene Bank only
  4. DIn the seal register of the Plant Varieties Registry

Explanation

Section 13(1) provides for a National Register of Plant Varieties, kept at the head office of the Registry. It enters the names of registered varieties, the breeders' names and addresses, their rights, the denomination, the seed or propagating material and its salient features. The Authority Fund (section 61) is a financial account, not a record of registrations.

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