Two of Taiwan’s lychee trees have recently secured Australian Plant Breeder Rights (PBR), the Agriculture Ministry announced this Wednesday. The two varieties, “Colorful Lychee” (台農6號-艷荔) and “Early Big” (台農7號-早大荔), join the list of two other lychee trees with PBR verification in Australia.
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