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 38 Number 1

PDF | 11MB

Number 1 was published on 26 June 2025.

Past editions

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

2020 to 2024

Number 1

Volume 37 Number 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.

Number 3

Volume 37 Number 3

PDF | 7MB

Number 3 was published on 16 December 2024.

Number 4

Volume 37 Number 4

PDF | 5MB

Number 4 was published on 1 April 2025.

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.
​
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.

Related content

Plant breeders rights Apply

What are plant breeder's rights?

If you develop a new plant variety, you may want to protect it with plant breeder’s rights (PBR).

Read more
Plant breeders rights Apply

How to search existing plant breeder's rights

Before you apply for a plant breeder's right (PBR), you'll need to check if your variety is new to the Australian market.

Read more
Trade marks Design rights Patents Plant breeders rights Apply Amend

Examination manuals

We review each new intellectual property (IP) right application. To help ensure consistency in our approach, our examiners are guided by a manual tailored to each type of IP right.  

Read more
Our website uses cookies to improve your experience.
Learn more about how we use and collect data