This is a huge task, and the Council of Agriculture has already spent two years just compiling varieties of the gourd family. Patents for many other new varieties cannot be applied for because of a lack of comparative data.
這項工作，工程浩大，農委會花了兩年時間，至今只公告了葫蘆科現有品種，對於許許多多尚未公告的品種，由於缺乏比對、認定的依據，仍未接受新品種專利申請。