Registration of New Cultivars
Those listed below are responsible for registering new fruit and nut cultivars. They insure that cultivar names have not been previously used, that accurate descriptions of cultivars are given, and that descriptions are published in the Register of New Fruit and Nut Cultivars.
To register a new cultivar contact the appropriate registrar.
- Lists 34 and earlier are included in The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties, 3rd ed. (1997), ASHS Press.
- List 35 in HortScience 26(8):951-986 (1991)
- List 36 in HortScience 29(9):942-969 (1994)
- List 37 in HortScience 30(6):1135-1150 (1995)
- List 38 in HortScience 32(5):785-805 (1997)
- List 39 in HortScience 34(2):181-205 (1999)
- List 40 in HortScience 35(5):812-826 (2000)
- List 41 in HortScience 37(2):251-272 (2002)
- List 42 in HortScience 39(6):1509-1523 (2004)
- List 43 in HortScience 41(5):1101-1133 (2006)
- List 44 in HortScience 43(5):1321-1343 (2008)
- List 45 in HortScience 45(5):716–756 (2010)
- List 46 in HortScience 47(5):536–562 (2012)
- List 47 in HortScience 49(4):396–421 (2014)
- List 48 in HortScience 51(6):620–652 (2016)
- List 49 in HortScience 53(6):748-776 (2018)
- List 50 in HortScience 55(7):1164-1201 (2020)
- List 51 in HortScience 57(9):1174-1233 (2022)
Related Pomological Database Links:
- Fruit and Nut Cultivars Database (Online Register)
https://www.fruitandnutlist.org - North American fruit and nut patents PBR and HortScience 2016- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LtCeTo13PDFsO6AqFSw_1PGo_lvP0VWR/view?usp=sharing
- How to find and use intellectual property documents for plants
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zj-FF1QPiqhCcdwebG2mPuU7X_VGuxDZ/view?usp=sharing - UC Riverside Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu - Modern Citrus Cultivars Descriptive Database
https://citrusvariety.ucr.edu/modern-citrus-cultivars-descriptive-database
Registrar List Editors and Coordinators:
Apple Cultivars & RootstocksSarah Kostick Kate Evans Apricot and Pubescent-skinned Prunophora HybridsCraig Ledbetter Avocado and Avocado RootstocksEric Focht Alejandro F. Barrientos-Priego BerriesBlueberryMark Ehlenfeldt BlackberryLacy D. Nelson Blue HoneysuckleJill M. Bushakra CranberryJennifer Johnson-Cicalese Currant & GooseberryJill M. Bushakra ElderberryMichele R. Warmund RaspberryMichael Dossett StrawberryBeatrice Amyotte Glenn S. Cole Kim S. Lewers CacaoRicardo Goenaga CherimoyaBen Faber CherryTart CherryAmy F. Iezzoni |
Sweet CherryPer McCord Cherry RootstockAmy Iezzoni CitrusCitrus CultivarsDavid Karp Fred Gmitter, Jr. Citrus RootstocksKim D. Bowman Zach Thomas Jude Grosser FigLouise Ferguson GojiDavid Karp Grape & Grape RootstockMatthew Clark KiwifruitRoss Ferguson MangoDavid Karp MulberryDavid Karp NutsAlmondThomas M. Gradziel Black WalnutWilliam Reid ChestnutMichele R. Warmund HazelnutShawn Mehlenbacher MacadamiaCraig Hardner |
PecanPatrick J. Conner PistachioDan Parfitt (Emeritus) WalnutPatrick J. Brown OliveLouise Ferguson PassionfruitEric T. Stafne Paw PawKirk W. Pomper Peach & NectarineJohn Mark Lawton Pear & Pear RootstockSoon Li Teh PersimmonDavid Karp PineappleGarth M. Sanewski PitahayaRicardo Goenaga Plum & Interspecific HybridsJohn Mark Lawton PomegranateJohn Chater Red Bayberry(Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc., Chinese bayberry, yangmei) Yunfei Chen David Karp Sugar AppleDavid Karp |
Contributors are needed for the following crops:
Banana
Coconut
Date
Guava
Jujube
Longan/Lychee
Papaya
Plum Rootstock
Rambutan
Soursop