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Another trait sought through our potato breeding program is 

 inherent pesticide resistance that will enable the grower to reduce 

 or eliminate the application of chemical pesticides which is a 

 savings to the grower and an obvious benefit to the environment. 

 As you can see, variety development is a benefit to growers, and 

 potato processors and consumers. 



We believe that protection under the Plant Variety Protection Act 

 should be available to developers of potato varieties to control the 

 propagation of a variety and to protect and recoup their 

 investment in its development. We also believe that protection 

 should be afforded to developers as a means of supporting and 

 encouraging investments in varietal development. The Plant 

 Variety Protection Act protection would allow potatoes to receive 



