The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) on December 21, 2023, issued a circular regarding the approval of the DUS Test Guidelines for Lilium under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Rules, 2003.
The following has been stated namely: -
•It has approved the DUS Test Guidelines for the following crop species namely: -
(i)Lilium (Lill= sp. (Asiatic, LA, OT, and Oriental hybrids)
(ii) Jasmine (Jasminum spp.)
(iii) Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.)
(iv) Olive (Olen europaea L.)
(v) Anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
[Notice No. 13 of 2023]