Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) and the unauthorised propagation of strawberry varieties

This article is about Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) and the unauthorised propagation of strawberry varieties. Queensland Strawberry Growers ‘Association (QSGA) manages the commercialisation of subtropical strawberry varieties bred through the Australian Strawberry Breeding Program (ASBP) for the Intellectual Property owners, through a master licence arrangement. These varieties include Red Rhapsody, Rubygem, Sundrench, Sunglow, Suncoast Delight, Aussiegem, Scarlet Rose and many others.