Talk:Cultivar
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Many cultivars are planted in what is called nature. With true natural processes, the cultivars will over time as such disappear. The genetic material however may become part of the gene pool of a population. This is why many trees are culled when a "back to nature" regime is in place. GerardM 14:28, 23 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Perhaps that information is needed in this entry for Cultivar, then. When you're editing your paragraph for inclusion, GerardM, better make explicit those reservations you have about "what is called nature." Plants that are propagated naturally by wind or insects aren't usually considered "cultivars" though. Try Googling "definition cultivar" and see if Wikipedia's definition is equal or better. RHS has quite a good definition, BTW... Wetman 06:04, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- What about plants that are patented that are propagated naturally by wind or other natural processes? Those aren't considered natural (under legal definitions), and are still owned. If they happen to grow in your field, you can be liable for theft.
- Are cultivars that are trademarked (are some patented, even though they are just breeds?), also protected in this manner, as are GMOs?
- ~ender 2005-04-26 15:30:MST
- Those "open-pollinated" plants can't be patented in the first place, for the very reason ~ender suggests. Patented plants are all clones. Well-fixed plants that "come true" from seed are sold as "Strains": you could sell their next-generation seedlings, which you've found in your garden, with a clear conscience. --Wetman 02:07, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)--Wetman 02:07, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Ummm, no? [1] (http://www.percyschmeiser.com/)
- Laws are very screwed up.
- ~ender 2005-05-06 12:00:MST
