II.D.  PROCEDURE FOR RELEASE OF A CULTIVAR DERIVED FROM A SELECTION OUT OF A QUAKER INTERNATIONAL OAT NURSERY F₂ OR F₃ SEGREGATING POPULATION

The owner of a cultivar derived from a selection out of a Quaker Nursery F₂ or F₃ segregating population is the recipient breeder, Experimental Station, or Government Agency, depending upon Station, State (Provincial), or National policies.  The providers of the segregating populations have surrendered all claims of ownership.

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DISSEMINATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA AND INTENT TO RELEASE

The Quaker Team requests that it be kept informed of the performance of promising test selections and of seed increase and cultivar release plans.  In South America, this could be conveniently done during the annual visit of the Quaker Team.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SOURCE OF GERMPLASM

If Quaker International Oat Nursery germplasm is a component of the pedigree of a cultivar to be released, acknowledgment of the Quaker International Oat Nursery as a source of germplasm in release documents and publicity would be appropriate and appreciated.