Breeders persistently supply farmers with the best varieties in order to exceed consumer
demand through plant-breeding processes that are resource-intensive. In order to motivate …

Key message The efficiency of phenotype-based assessments of plant variety protection
and registration could be improved by the integration of DNA-based testing. We review the …

The UPOV Convention was adopted in 1961, and it entered into force in 1968. The
Convention aims at encouraging innovation in the field of plant breeding. It provides a legal …

Recent innovations in breeding technologies have reduced the timeframe to develop
improved plant varieties compared to conventional breeding processes. Technologies like …

Plant breeders' rights (PBR) within the framework of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) are the sui generis intellectual property (IP) …

There is a general agreement that Intellectual Property Rights are important for promoting
research and in particular practical plant breeding. Providing an effective IPR system by …

Abstract The 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
(UPOV Convention) introduced the concept of “essentially derived varieties”(EDVs) …

The rationale for, and implementation of, plant variety protection under Union pour la
protection des obtentions végétales (UPOV) is described. Topics covered include the basic …

Variety registration is an important area of plant genetic resource characterization and
utilization. Within the European Union, varieties must be included on a National List (NL) of …

PLANT varieties were developed over centuries through the exchange of seeds and the
sharing of knowledge among farmers. Even today this is the model of innovation and …