Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018)

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Kind of Plant

Botanical name

Common name

Period of plant breeder's right (years)

Period of sole right (years)

Actinidia Lindley (All spp.)

Kiwifruit

30

8

Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill

Pineapple

30

8

Carica papaya L.

Pawpaw

30

8

Carya illinoinensls (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Pecan nut

30

8

Citrus L. (All spp.)

Sweet orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Loose skin citrus types, other citrus (Bitter Seville, Lime) Pumelo

30

8

Corylus L. (All spp.)

Hazelnut

30

8

Cydonia Mill.(All spp.)

Quince

30

8

Ficus L.

Figtree

30

8

Fortunella Swingle

Kumquat

30

8

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne

Strawberry

30

8

Hylocereus (A. Berger) Britton & Rose (All spp.)

Dragon fruit

30

8

Juglans L. (All spp.)

Walnut

30

8

Lltchi chinensis Sann.

Litchi

30

8

Macadamia F. Mueller (All spp.)

Macadamia

30

8

Malus Mill.(All spp.)

Apple

30

8

Mangifera indica L.

Mango

30

8

Musa acuminata Colla

Banana

30

8

Olea L. (All spp.)

Olive

30

8

Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. (only spineless cultivars, sweet prickly pear)

Sweet prickly pear

30

8

Passiflora L (all spp. Excluding P. caerula L., P mollisima (Kunth) L.H. Bailey, P. suberosa L and P. subpeltata Ortega)

Passion flower

30

8

Persea americana Mill.

Avocado

30

8

Pistacia L. (All spp.)

Pistachio

30

8

Prunus amygdalus Batsch. [See prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. Webb]

30

8

Prunus armeniaca L.

Apricot

30

8

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Sweet cherry

30

8

Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.

Cherry plum, Myrobalan plum

30

8

Prunus cerasus L.

Sour cherry

30

8

Prunus domestica L.

European plum

30

8

Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. Webb (=Prunus amygdalus Batch)

Almond

30

8

Prunus laurocerasus L.

Cherry laurel

30

8

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Peach

30

8

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. nucipersica Schneid.

Nectarine

30

8

Prunus salicina Lindl.

Japanese plum

30

8

Psidium guajava L.

Guava

30

8

Punica granatum L.

Pomegranate

30

8

Pyrus L. (All spp.)

Pear

30

8

Ribes L. (All spp.)

Currant, Gooseberry

30

8

Rubus L. (All spp.)

Bramble, Raspberry

30

8

Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst. subspp. caffra (Sod.)Kokwaro

Marula

30

8

Vaccinium L. (all spp.)

Blueberry, Cranberry

30

8

Vitis L.

Table Grape

30

8

Vitis vinifera L.

Wine grape

30

8

Ziziphus jujube Mill.

Jujube

30

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