Guidance

VCU and DUS trials: procedures for trial inspection and validation

Information for trial operators conducting 鈥榲alue for cultivation or use鈥� (VCU) and 鈥榙istinctiveness, uniformity and stability鈥� (DUS) trials on plant varieties.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
11 December 2024

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VCU trials 鈥� information for trial operators

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DUS trials 鈥� information for trial operators

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Procedures for DUS and VCU official supervision trials audit

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Details

This page sets out the requirements for those conducting and inspecting VCU and DUS trials for plants and agricultural crops in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This includes:聽聽

  • procedures for trial inspection聽聽
  • technical validation聽
  • trial design聽
  • data handling聽
  • official supervision trial audits

Updates to this page

Published 11 December 2024

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