fair enough about the plant material. i would still maintain they coulda made this very clear as i have asked them this directly and they didnt anwer it that concisely. i even directly asked dale hunt today but he skiped that question and instead said the ocp is not against patents, which isnt even what i was saying at that time really. you are correct tho i see now their page since this all happened is now clearly adressing this which is good to see. their terms before did say they had the rights to use the material and transfer these rights to other parties which was disturbingly vague unless you have submitted something i would say it would be hard to know thta and still ocncerning why not clearly state it as they are now. this is what their page says atm, and again i put to them the qestion before if they destroy the samples and they neglected to answer me
Can Phylos breed new plants using the sample that I submitted for testing?
No. It is not scientifically possible to recreate viable germplasm (live plants) from the samples submitted for testing.
Could someone else get my sample and recreate a plant?
No. We destroy all samples after we complete the testing. Additionally, it is not scientifically possible to recreate viable germplasm (live plants) from the samples submitted for testing.
Then how are you getting germplasm for your breeding program?
We secure germplasm like any other breeder: through contacts with other growers.
***iâm not gonna get into the rest because i do still disagree for now on your other points and iâm tired and at work, but i would put dupont in the category of monsento and they are doing business with them
it is also impossible for me to believe they were to stupid to avoid this with some clarity and transparancy and that this inhouse idea was not in the plans from inception of at least the ocp
also i donât want to think of tomatoes because big ag ruined food produce diversity already
i also just want to add that while this isnât related to phylos i am still alarmed by the fact ocpâs attorney told me in writing that the ocp is not against the patenting of plants based on sequenceing. it doesnât jive with their mission statement imo