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
Number 1 was published on 03 July 2023.

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 29 November 2023.

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 7 December 2023.

Past editions

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

2020 to 2022

Number 1

Number 1 was published on 06 June 2022.

Number 2

Number 2 was published on 24 August 2022. 

Number 3

Number 3 was published on 20 December 2022.

Number 4

Number 4 was published on 10 May 2023.
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 28 June 2021.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 22 September 2021.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 10 December 2021.

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 04 March 2022.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 14 May 2020.

Number 2  
Number 2 was published on 19 August 2020.

Number 3  
Number 3 was published on 20 November 2020.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 02 March 2021.  

2010 to 2019

Number 1
Number 1 was published on 24 May 2019. 

Number 2 
Number 2 was published on 07 August 2019.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 06 November 2019.

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 14 February 2020.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 31 May 2018.

Number 2  
  Number 2 was published on 31 August 2018.

Number 3  
Number 3 was published on 20 December 2018.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 12 March 2019.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 15 June 2017.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 22 September 2017.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 30 November 2017.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 26 February 2018.
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 10 June 2016.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 02 September 2016.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 07 December 2016.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 08 March 2017.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 05 May 2015.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 04 August 2015.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 10 November 2015.

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 31 March 2016.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 30 April 2014.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 30 July 2014.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 05 November 2014.  

Number 4
  Number 4 was published on 20 February 2015.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 16 April 2013.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 24 July 2013.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 17 October 2013.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 30 January 2014.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 21 May 2012.  

Number 1, Supplement
  Number 1 supplement was published on 12 June 2012.

Number 2  
Number 2 was published on 30 August 2012.  

Number3
Number 3 was published on 23 October 2012.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 31 January 2013.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 13 May 2011.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 03 August 2011. 

Number 3 
Number 3 was published on 18 November 2011.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 17 February 2012.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 14 May 2010.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 12 August 2010.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 02 November 2010.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 03 March 2011.  

2000 to 2009

Number 1
Number 1 was published on 04 June 2009.

Number 2    
Number 2 was published on 25 August 2009.

Number 3  
Number 3 was published on 26 November 2009.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 10 March 2010.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 06 June 2008.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 29 August 2008.

Number 3 
Number 3 was published on 03 December 2008.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 05 March 2009.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 16 May 2007.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 03 August 2007.  

Number 3 
Number 3 was published on 07 November 2007.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 06 March 2008.
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 10 May 2006.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 04 August 2006.

Number 3  
Number 3 was published on 31 October 2006.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 15 February 2007.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 03 May 2005.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 02 August 2005.

Number 3  
Number 3 was published on 31 October 2005.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 01 March 2006.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 28 April 2004.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 02 August 2004.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 27 October 2004.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 04 February 2005.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 16 March 2003.

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 26 September 2003.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 21 December 2003.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 27 January 2004.  
Number 1
  Number 1 was published on 15 March 2002.

Number 2  
  Number 2 was published on 15 June 2002.

Number 3  
  Number 3 was published on 15 September 2002.

Number 4  
  Number 4 was published on 15 December 2002.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 14 March 2001.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 14 June 2001.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 14 September 2001.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 14 December 2001.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 13 March 2000.

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 13 June 2000.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 13 September 2000.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 13 December 2000.  

1996 to 1999

Number 1
Number 1 was published on 12 March 1999.  

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 12 June 1999.  

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 12 September 1999.  

Number 4
Number 4 was published on 12 December 1999.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 01 March 1998.

Number 2
Number 2 was published on 11 June 1998.

Number 3
Number 3 was published on 11 September 1998.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 11 December 1998.  
Number 1
Number 1 was published on 10 May 1997.

Number 2

Number 2 was published on 10 July 1997.  

Number 3

Number 3 was published on 10 September 1997.

Number 4  
Number 4 was published on 10 December 1997.  
Number 1

Number 1 was published in 1996.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in 1996.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in 1996.

Number 4

Number 4 was published on 07 November 1996.

Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1995.

Number 2  

Number 2 was published in June 1995.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1995.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1995.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1994.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1994.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1994.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1994.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1993.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1993.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1993.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1993.
Number 1

Volume 1 was published in March 1992.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1992.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1992.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1992.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1991.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1991.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1991.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1991.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1990.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1990.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1990.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1990.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1989.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1989.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1989.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1989.
Number 1

Number 1 was published in March 1988.

Number 2

Number 2 was published in June 1988.

Number 3

Number 3 was published in September 1988.

Number 4

Number 4 was published in December 1988.

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