Can new plant varieties apply for patent protection?

New plant varieties cannot be patented. According to the law, animal and plant varieties cannot apply for patents, but the cultivation methods of animal and plant varieties can apply for patents. The protection of new plant varieties is a kind of intellectual property protection, which protects the rights of growers to their varieties. New plant varieties are protected in the form of new plant variety rights. New plant varieties cannot be patented. If this is a new way to produce this plant, then you can apply for a patent.