On 16/10/2012 16:34, vsop wrote:
When seed packets are marked as F1 or F2 is this a discretionary
marketing purpose in order to inform the buyer of ....
a) The quality and uniformity of the resulting hybrid produce, or....
b) Is it a legal requirement, there to protect/discourage the customer
from saving seed from the hybrid produce because the grown-on plants
cannot be guaranteed to come true to the parents?

In other words, MUST F1 and F2 seeds be described as such on the
packet ...... or is it discretionary?

vsop

I'd imagine that in part it is a marketing tool you can charge extra for
seeds of F1 hybrids since they generally have hybrid vigour.

I can't see anyone going to the expense of making an F1 hybrid seed and
not labelling it as such!

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=710

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Regards,
Martin Brown