Netnou-Nkoana, NoluthandoEloff, Jacobus Nicolaas2017-01-312017-01-312012-09Netnou-Nkoana, N & Eloff, JN 2012, 'The South African floricultural industry and the plant breeders' rights act : a short review', World Patent Information, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 224-228.0172-2190 (print)1874-690X (online)10.1016/j.wpi.2012.05.001http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58703The floriculture industry has been identified as one of the industries with an opportunity to grow and contribute positively to the economy of South Africa. The largest number of plant breeders’ rights applications filed in South Africa is for ornamental plants. This article gives a short review of the South African floricultural industry, some features of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976 (Act No. 15 of 1976), and the trends in plant breeders’ rights applications and grants for ornamental plants over the past decade.en© 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in World Patent Information. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in World Patent Information, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 224-228, 2012. doi : 10.1016/j.wpi.2012.05.001.Ornamental plantsPlant variety protectionSouth Africa (SA)South African floricultural industryPlant Breeders’ Rights Act, 1976Postprint Article