Identification of Common Bean Cultivars by RAPD-STS with MCE-202 "MultiNA"

Introduction

In Japan, when a new variety of plant is breeded and its variety registration is accepted, the registered breeder of that variety is granted rights (breeder’s right) to that specific plant cultivar according to Japan's Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act. For example, kidney (common) beans are cultivated all over the world, and many varieties are in circulation. A domestic variety of the kidney bean (tebo) is used as the chief ingredient in sweet white bean paste. However, infringe problems against the breeder’s right occur. Without the permission of the breeder for the registered variety, the variety is exported and cultivated in overseas or the resultant unlicensed plant is re-imported to Japan.

December 2, 2010 GMT