Agricultural plant variety filings over 5,000

As of July 31, China has received 5,099 applications for plant variety and granted 1,746, according to the Office of the Protection for the New Varieties of Plants under the Ministry of Agriculture.

Chinese research institutes, companies and individuals filed 95% of all the applications.  The top four provinces, which combined a total of 35%, are Sichuan, Shandong, Henan and Jilin, all with least 400 applications.  The traditional field crops remain the No.1 type of variety, accounting for nearly 90%.  The top foreign user of the system is the Netherlands with nearly 100 applications.

(by Yin Xunning)

中国农业植物新品种申请量突破5000件大关

本报讯  日前，记者从中国农业部植物新品种保护办公室获悉，截至今年7月31日，我国农业植物品种权申请量已达5099件，其中已授权1746件。

据介绍，从申请单位性质来看，国内科研院所、企业、个人等申请量占总申请95%以上。从申请地区来看，四川、山东、河南、吉林申请量位居前4位，均超过了400件，４省申请量占总申请量35%以上。从植物种类来看，传统的大田作物依然是申请的主力，申请量接近总申请量的９成。此外，在华农业植物新品种申请量最多的国家是荷兰，接近100件。

（尹训宁）