[DuckCreekFarms]

So sending an heirloom to a lab for theropy/virus indexing to remove a possible virus/disease makes it new and distinct and patentable ....What will they think up next!

As a sweetpotato collector, I have looked into sending some of my varietes to a lab in Californina to do just that. They will do it for about $300.00 per plant. I was thinking about having it done just to have a better product to sell. the problem is that you have to do the theropy about every year to keep the stock clean, or grow the mother (first generation) stock in an screened, insect proof greenhouse.