Plant Variety Protection Office Certificate Database

The Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) Scanned Certificates Database is a collection of Certificates of Protection for new plant varieties that are seed reproduced or tuber propagated. A variety may be represented by seeds, transplants, plants, tubers, tissue culture plantlets and other matter. A Certificate of Protection is awarded to an owner of a variety after an examination shows that it is new, distinct from other varieties, and genetically uniformed and stable through successive generations. This tool allows stakeholders access to the breeding history and morphological characteristics used in developing new plant varieties. This tool contains over 5,000 varieties that have been issued a Certificate of Protection since 1975.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier USDA-2459
issued 1975-01-01
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
modified 2015-03-11
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publisher Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • breeder
  • certificate
  • characteristics
  • distinct
  • intellectual-property
  • morphology
  • owner
  • plant
  • plantlets
  • protection
  • seeds
  • tissue-culture
  • transplant
  • tuber
  • variety
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metadata_created 2025-09-24T04:13:52.724674
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T04:13:52.724683
notes The Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) Scanned Certificates Database is a collection of Certificates of Protection for new plant varieties that are seed reproduced or tuber propagated. A variety may be represented by seeds, transplants, plants, tubers, tissue culture plantlets and other matter. A Certificate of Protection is awarded to an owner of a variety after an examination shows that it is new, distinct from other varieties, and genetically uniformed and stable through successive generations. This tool allows stakeholders access to the breeding history and morphological characteristics used in developing new plant varieties. This tool contains over 5,000 varieties that have been issued a Certificate of Protection since 1975.
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title Plant Variety Protection Office Certificate Database