6. Ordering seeds

Seeds can be ordered directly through the UK Germplasm Resource Unit (GRU) website called SeedStor which has a link at the bottom of the HTML output and the bottom of the home page. This link will direct you to a shopping cart for the Kronos and Cadenza TILLING populations. Mutations were identified in DNA from a single M2 plant whose M3 seeds were pooled and bulked for distribution. Therefore the seeds which are distributed correspond to M4 or M5 seed (depending on seed availability).

To order seeds you need to enter the mutant line number(s) (for example Kronos1234 or Cadenza0250) into the ordering form. Seeds from both populations can be placed within one order. You can also request seeds from the wild type Kronos or Cadenza parents. The form is sent to the GRU who will process the order, which is kept confidential at all times. The developers of the populations do not have access to the orders being processed.

Request for seeds operate on a cost recovery basis for parties interested in research purposes only (£15 per line + £10 flat handling fee per shipment). This MTA allows the use of the mutants for research purposes only. This includes crossing between mutants and Cadenza and Kronos wild type plants. In cases were potential industrial application are envisaged and crosses are performed to cultivars/breeding lines different to Cadenza and Kronos, there is an MTA which confers “freedom to operate” for the mutant lines. This MTA is £200 per line (+£10 handling fee per shipment) and provides a non-exclusive right to use the mutant line and derivatives for commercial purposes. Details are described in the corresponding MTAs available in the SeedStor website.