ABSTRACT
This chapter is to give the reader a flavour of the richness of concepts associated with the Narcissus genus whilst bowing to the practicalities of reporting complicated patent processes that evolve over a period of years. No attempt is made to give definitive lists of published versus granted patents, as such lists would, by necessity, be out of date by the time of publication of this book. Instead, the chapter uses the listings of published patents and applications as of mid-September 1999 as a basis of a comprehensive review of the areas of research and development of products and projects associated with the cultivation and utilisation of narcissus (daffodil) plants and their constituents.
