The role of agriculture in Hungarian national economy is very important. Territory of Hungary is 93030 km2, 79% of which is production area, from this 58% agricultural land and 21% forest. 8,2% of the population are employed in the Agriculture.

The quality of agricultural product is important for a long time. In early XIX century of the agriculture development, the plant breeding evolved and the seed control and some local variety trials started in parallel. The official, science-based variety protection occurred in 1892 on the initiative of farmers. The Nationwide Hungarian Royal Plant Production Research Station was established in Magyaróvár (West-North of Hungary). Thereafter the Nationwide Farmer Congress requested to the Government applying the Law Against Falsification for the plant variety in 1911. After implement of the request in1914 the Plant-Breeder Committee of Nationwide Hungarian Economic Society made a proposal on elaborating the qualification and protection system of plant varieties. In 1915 the Nationwide Hungarian Royal Plant-breeder Institute was established. The Nationwide Hungarian Royal Plant-breeder Institute launched the plant variety register. (1.)