New CTPS Technical Questionnaires for 9 vegetable species harmonised with those of the CPVO
In collaboration with the CPVO, our EU counterparts and breeding institutions, new Technical Questionnaires for national listing via the CTPS […]
Launch of new Seeds and Plants for Sustainable Agriculture plan (SPAD): a new version of the plan for agro-ecology, climate change adaptation and food sovereignty
On 8 November 2021, the Minister of Agriculture and Food announced the new plan “Seeds and Plants for Sustainable Agriculture” […]
News from the CTPS “Ornamental, Perfume, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants” section
The ‘Ornamental, Perfume, Aromatic & Medicinal Plants’ section (POPAM) was held on 8 October at GEVES in Brion. The section […]
Feedback from the CTPS Cereals Section
The Cereals Section met on 22 July. On the agenda: validation of the results of ongoing DUS and VCUS studies, […]
Meeting of CTPS Rapeseed Section – 30/07/2021
Despite the late harvest of 2021 and the impossibility of proposing the registration of rapeseed varieties in list A of […]
Back from March meeting of the CTPS Vegetable Species Section
At its meeting on 29 March 2021, the CTPS Vegetable Species Section validated the proposed registration of 6 varieties (cauliflower, […]
Scientific expertise and a research project to make varietal innovation a major lever of agroecological transition.
The plenary Committee of Permanent Technical Committee for Plant Breeding (CTPS) requested his Scientific Committee to bring responses to the […]
Return of the CTPS Section “Protein crops” from 12/11/2020 : a year rich in number of variety registrations and diversity despite difficult climatic conditions
The 2019-2020 protein crop season has been complicated, both in climatic and health terms, with production declining at the French […]
Sugar beet : unprecedented virus yellows expression
The CTPS “beets and industrial chicory” Section met on October 15, 2020 in a context of unprecedented virus yellows expression […]
CTPS Fruit Crop Meeting
At the latest meeting of the CTPS Fruit Crops Section, discussions largely focused on two new EU regulations: the Plant […]
Maize and Sorghum CTPS Section meeting, 29 September 2020
At its remote meeting on 29/09, the Maize and Sorghum CTPS Section was pleased to note an increase in the […]
End to national listing of varieties in the public domain for amateur use: what exactly is the situation?
Law n° 2020-699 of 10 June 2020 relating to the transparency of information on agricultural and food products means it […]
Changes in regulations for national listing of common wheat varieties intended for Organic Agriculture
At its meeting on 23 July, the CTPS cereals group validated changes in the VCUS testing procedure for new varieties […]
News from the Grapevine Section of the CTPS
At a virtual meeting on 9 July 2020, the Grapevine Section of the CTPS: – Submitted the Enfariné noir variety […]
New VCU experimental system for national listing of common winter wheat varieties
As from August 2019, breeders will have the choice between three experimental networks instead of two for the registration of […]
CTPS Plenary Committee: a time for assessment
Gathered on May 23rd, the Plenary Committee of the CTPS shared some of the milestones of its 2014-2019 term, guided by […]
