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Variety Referencing System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosts a web site for
checking proposed seed variety names at www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/seed/varietyname.htm.
The USDA does not require developers of new seed varieties to submit
name information, but they may now do so directly online at cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/vgclintro.html.
This site is sponsored by North Carolina State University and replaces
the cards that ASTA used to collect. The university collects the
variety reference information for publication in Horticultural
Science magazine.
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