Plant Science Group Technical Talk

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Monday, 2 December 2013 - 10:30am

The last of the Plant Science Group technical talks for 2013 will be held in the Banks building at 10:30 on Monday 2nd December. Emma Clifton will talk about Native Plant Cultivar Names - Plant Breeders Rights, Australian Cultivar Registration Authority, Trade Names and everything in between.

Background: Emma Clifton has recently been appointed to the staff of the Australian National Herbarium, and one of her roles will be to come to grips with the various rules and regulations that apply to the naming of cultivars. Emma has had previous experience in this area with a project funded by ACRA to get cultivar names entered into the Australian Plant Name Index (APNI).