Festuca arundinacea Schreb. An exception to breeders' rights for acts done for the purpose of breeding other varieties and for the marketing of such varieties. Whilst allowing intellectual property protection, the UPOV Convention provides for free access to genetic diversity for breeding. FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Genes, and minor modifications of genes, are passed from parents to progeny.
Genes are segments of DNA that eventually provide the code for proteins.
A concept developed by the FAO to maintain and provide access to genetic resources. UPOV International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.