Guidance

VCU and DUS trials: procedures for trial inspection and validation

Information for trial operators conducting ‘value for cultivation or use’ (VCU) and ‘distinctiveness, uniformity and stability’ (DUS) trials on plant varieties.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 11 December 2024

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VCU trials – information for trial operators

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DUS trials – information for trial operators

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Procedures for DUS and VCU official supervision trials audit

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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:  

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

Published 11 December 2024