Plant varieties journals

The Plant Varieties Journal publishes details on acceptances, variety descriptions, grants and variations quarterly.

Current volume

You can access the latest volume of the journal below.

Number 1

Volume 37 Issue 1

PDF | 18MB
Number 1 was published on 23 August 2024.

Number 2

Volume 37 Number 2

PDF | 5MB

Number 2 was published on 11 October 2024.

Past editions

You can view past editions of the journal dating back to 1996.

2020 to 2023

Number 1

Volume 36 Number 1

PDF | 9MB
Number 1 was published on 03 July 2023.

Number 2

Volume 36 Number 2

PDF | 8MB
Number 2 was published on 29 November 2023.

Number 3

Volume 36 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 7 December 2023.
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Number 4

Volume 36 Number 4

PDF | 12MB
Number 4 was published on 17 June 2024.
Number 1

Volume 35 Number 1

PDF | 3MB

Number 1 was published on 06 June 2022.

Number 2

Volume 35 Number 2

PDF | 5MB

Number 2 was published on 24 August 2022. 

Number 3

Volume 35 Number 3

PDF | 3MB

Number 3 was published on 20 December 2022.

Number 4

Volume 35 Number 4

PDF | 10MB
Number 4 was published on 10 May 2023.
Number 1

Volume 34 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 28 June 2021.  

Number 2

Volume 34 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 22 September 2021.  

Number 3

Volume 34 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 10 December 2021.

Number 4

Volume 34 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 04 March 2022.  
Number 1

Volume 33 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 14 May 2020.

Number 2  

Volume 33 Number 2

PDF | 6MB
Number 2 was published on 19 August 2020.

Number 3  

Volume 33 Number 3

PDF | 6MB
Number 3 was published on 20 November 2020.  

Number 4

Volume 33 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 02 March 2021.  

2010 to 2019

Number 1

Volume 32 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 24 May 2019. 

Number 2 

Volume 32 Number 2

PDF | 5MB
Number 2 was published on 07 August 2019.  

Number 3

Volume 32 Number 3

PDF | 4MB
Number 3 was published on 06 November 2019.

Number 4

Volume 32 Number 4

PDF | 5MB
Number 4 was published on 14 February 2020.  
Number 1

Volume 31 Number 1

PDF | 4MB
Number 1 was published on 31 May 2018.

Number 2  

Volume 31 Number 2

PDF | 5MB
  Number 2 was published on 31 August 2018.

Number 3  

Volume 31 Number 3

PDF | 4MB
Number 3 was published on 20 December 2018.

Number 4  

Volume 31 Number 4

PDF | 5MB
Number 4 was published on 12 March 2019.  
Number 1

Volume 30 Number 1

PDF | 3MB
Number 1 was published on 15 June 2017.  

Number 2

Volume 30 Number 2

PDF | 5MB
Number 2 was published on 22 September 2017.  

Number 3

Volume 30 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 30 November 2017.

Number 4  

Volume 30 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 26 February 2018.
Number 1

Volume 29 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 10 June 2016.  

Number 2

Volume 29 Number 2

PDF | 4MB
Number 2 was published on 02 September 2016.  

Number 3

Volume 29 Number 3

PDF | 5MB
Number 3 was published on 07 December 2016.  

Number 4

Volume 29 Number 4

PDF | 5MB
Number 4 was published on 08 March 2017.  
Number 1

Volume 28 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 05 May 2015.  

Number 2

Volume 28 Number 2

PDF | 4MB
Number 2 was published on 04 August 2015.  

Number 3

Volume 28 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 10 November 2015.

Number 4

Volume 28 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 31 March 2016.  
Number 1

Volume 27 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 30 April 2014.  

Number 2

Volume 27 Number 2

PDF | 5MB
Number 2 was published on 30 July 2014.  

Number 3

Volume 27 Number 3

PDF | 5MB
Number 3 was published on 05 November 2014.  

Number 4

Volume 27 Number 4

PDF | 4MB
  Number 4 was published on 20 February 2015.  
Number 1

Volume 26 Number 1

PDF | 3MB
Number 1 was published on 16 April 2013.  

Number 2

Volume 26 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 24 July 2013.  

Number 3

Volume 26 Number 3

PDF | 4MB
Number 3 was published on 17 October 2013.  

Number 4

Volume 26 Number 4

PDF | 5MB
Number 4 was published on 30 January 2014.  
Number 1

Volume 25 Number 1

PDF | 3MB
Number 1 was published on 21 May 2012.  

Number 1, Supplement

Volume 25 Number 1 supplement

PDF | 3MB
  Number 1 supplement was published on 12 June 2012.

Number 2  

Volume 25 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 30 August 2012.  

Number3

Volume 25 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 23 October 2012.

Number 4  

Volume 25 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 31 January 2013.  
Number 1

Volume 24 Number 1

PDF | 4MB
Number 1 was published on 13 May 2011.  

Number 2

Volume 24 Number 2

PDF | 3MB
Number 2 was published on 03 August 2011. 

Number 3 

Volume 24 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 18 November 2011.  

Number 4

Volume 24 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 17 February 2012.  
Number 1

Volume 23 Number 1

PDF | 3MB
Number 1 was published on 14 May 2010.  

Number 2

Volume 23 Number 2

PDF | 4MB
Number 2 was published on 12 August 2010.  

Number 3

Volume 23 Number 3

PDF | 4MB
Number 3 was published on 02 November 2010.  

Number 4

Volume 23 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 03 March 2011.  

2000 to 2009

Number 1

Volume 22 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 04 June 2009.

Number 2    

Volume 22 Number 2

PDF | 9MB
Number 2 was published on 25 August 2009.

Number 3  

Volume 22 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 26 November 2009.

Number 4  

Volume 22 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 10 March 2010.  
Number 1

Volume 21 Number 1

PDF | 6MB
Number 1 was published on 06 June 2008.  

Number 2

Volume 21 Number 2

PDF | 3MB
Number 2 was published on 29 August 2008.

Number 3 

Volume 21 Number 3

PDF | 4MB
Number 3 was published on 03 December 2008.  

Number 4

Volume 21 Number 4

PDF | 4MB
Number 4 was published on 05 March 2009.  
Number 1

Volume 20 Number 1

PDF | 4MB
Number 1 was published on 16 May 2007.  

Number 2

Volume 20 Number 2

PDF | 5MB
Number 2 was published on 03 August 2007.  

Number 3 

Volume 20 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 07 November 2007.

Number 4  

Volume 20 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 06 March 2008.
Number 1

Volume 19 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 10 May 2006.  

Number 2

Volume 19 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 04 August 2006.

Number 3  

Volume 19 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 31 October 2006.  

Number 4

Volume 19 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 15 February 2007.  
Number 1

Volume 18 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 03 May 2005.  

Number 2

Volume 18 Number 2

PDF | 3MB
Number 2 was published on 02 August 2005.

Number 3  

Volume 18 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 31 October 2005.

Number 4  

Volume 18 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 01 March 2006.  
Number 1

Volume 17 Number 1

PDF | 5MB
Number 1 was published on 28 April 2004.  

Number 2

Volume 17 Number 2

PDF | 4MB
Number 2 was published on 02 August 2004.  

Number 3

Volume 17 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 27 October 2004.  

Number 4

Volume 17 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 04 February 2005.  
Number 1

Volume 16 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 16 March 2003.

Number 2

Volume 16 Number 2

PDF | 1MB
Number 2 was published on 26 September 2003.  

Number 3

Volume 16 Number 3

PDF | 1MB
Number 3 was published on 21 December 2003.

Number 4  

Volume 16 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 27 January 2004.  
Number 1

Volume 15 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
  Number 1 was published on 15 March 2002.

Number 2  

Volume 15 Number 2

PDF | 3MB
  Number 2 was published on 15 June 2002.

Number 3  

Volume 15 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
  Number 3 was published on 15 September 2002.

Number 4  

Volume 15 Number 4

PDF | 2MB
  Number 4 was published on 15 December 2002.  
Number 1

Volume 14 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 14 March 2001.  

Number 2

Volume 14 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 14 June 2001.  

Number 3

Volume 14 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 14 September 2001.  

Number 4

Volume 14 Number 4

PDF | 2MB
Number 4 was published on 14 December 2001.  
Number 1

Volume 13 Number 1

PDF | 3MB
Number 1 was published on 13 March 2000.

Number 2

Volume 13 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 13 June 2000.  

Number 3

Volume 13 Number 3

PDF | 3MB
Number 3 was published on 13 September 2000.  

Number 4

Volume 13 Number 4

PDF | 2MB
Number 4 was published on 13 December 2000.  

1996 to 1999

Number 1

Volume 12 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 12 March 1999.  

Number 2

Volume 12 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 12 June 1999.  

Number 3

Volume 12 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 12 September 1999.  

Number 4

Volume 12 Number 4

PDF | 2MB
Number 4 was published on 12 December 1999.  
Number 1

Volume 11 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 01 March 1998.

Number 2

Volume 11 Number 2

PDF | 2MB
Number 2 was published on 11 June 1998.

Number 3

Volume 11 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 11 September 1998.

Number 4  

Volume 11 Number 4

PDF | 2MB
Number 4 was published on 11 December 1998.  
Number 1

Volume 10 Number 1

PDF | 2MB
Number 1 was published on 10 May 1997.

Number 2

Volume 10 Number 2

PDF | 2MB

Number 2 was published on 10 July 1997.  

Number 3

Volume 10 Number 3

PDF | 2MB
Number 3 was published on 10 September 1997.

Number 4  

Volume 10 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published on 10 December 1997.  
Number 1

Volume 9 Number 1

PDF | 9MB

Number 1 was published in 1996.

Number 2

Volume 9 Number 2

PDF | 8MB

Number 2 was published in 1996.

Number 3

Volume 9 Number 3

PDF | 12MB

Number 3 was published in 1996.

Number 4

Volume 9 Number 4

PDF | 2MB

Number 4 was published on 07 November 1996.

Number 1

Volume 8 Number 1

PDF | 6MB

Number 1 was published in March 1995.

Number 2  

Volume 8 Number 2

PDF | 4MB

Number 2 was published in June 1995.

Number 3

Volume 8 Number 3

PDF | 4MB

Number 3 was published in September 1995.

Number 4

Volume 8 Number 4

PDF | 7MB
Number 4 was published in December 1995.
Number 1

Volume 7 Number 1

PDF | 4MB

Number 1 was published in March 1994.

Number 2

Volume 7 Number 2

PDF | 4MB

Number 2 was published in June 1994.

Number 3

Volume 7 Number 3

PDF | 5MB

Number 3 was published in September 1994.

Number 4

Volume 7 Number 4

PDF | 8MB
Number 4 was published in December 1994.
Number 1

Volume 6 Number 1

PDF | 4MB

Number 1 was published in March 1993.

Number 2

Volume 6 Number 2

PDF | 4MB

Number 2 was published in June 1993.

Number 3

Volume 6 Number 3

PDF | 5MB

Number 3 was published in September 1993.

Number 4

Volume 6 Number 4

PDF | 7MB
Number 4 was published in December 1993.
Number 1

Volume 5 Number 1

PDF | 3MB

Volume 1 was published in March 1992.

Number 2

Volume 5 Number 2

PDF | 7MB

Number 2 was published in June 1992.

Number 3

Volume 5 Number 3

PDF | 3MB

Number 3 was published in September 1992.

Number 4

Volume 5 Number 4

PDF | 4MB
Number 4 was published in December 1992.
Number 1

Volume 4 Number 1

PDF | 5MB

Number 1 was published in March 1991.

Number 2

Volume 4 Number 2

PDF | 5MB

Number 2 was published in June 1991.

Number 3

Volume 4 Number 3

PDF | 4MB

Number 3 was published in September 1991.

Number 4

Volume 4 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published in December 1991.
Number 1

Volume 3 Number 1

PDF | 7MB

Number 1 was published in March 1990.

Number 2

Volume 3 Number 2

PDF | 15MB

Number 2 was published in June 1990.

Number 3

Volume 3 Number 3

PDF | 4MB

Number 3 was published in September 1990.

Number 4

Volume 3 Number 4

PDF | 8MB
Number 4 was published in December 1990.
Number 1

Volume 2 Number 1

PDF | 3MB

Number 1 was published in March 1989.

Number 2

Volume 2 Number 2

PDF | 11MB

Number 2 was published in June 1989.

Number 3

Volume 2 Number 3

PDF | 4MB

Number 3 was published in September 1989.

Number 4

Volume 2 Number 4

PDF | 9MB
Number 4 was published in December 1989.
Number 1

Volume 1 Number 1

PDF | 663KB

Number 1 was published in March 1988.

Number 2

Volume 1 Number 2

PDF | 3MB

Number 2 was published in June 1988.

Number 3

Volume 1 Number 3

PDF | 6MB

Number 3 was published in September 1988.

Number 4

Volume 1 Number 4

PDF | 3MB
Number 4 was published in December 1988.

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