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Variety Testing
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Plant Breeders’ Rights and/or listing DUS-VCU
- Breeder's co-trials vegetable crops
- External Crop Experts Ornamental Crops
- Conditions of submitting identity material for DUS testing
- Calibration books Variety Testing
- National protocols Variety Testing
- Procedure of landraces, hobby market and conservation varieties
- American Plant Breeders' Rights - technical testing
- Two tests in one year
- Identity (Variety Tracer)
- Varietal trueness and varietal purity
- Resistance
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Data of varieties
- Use of a third country synonym for a vegetable variety
- Vegetable-, agricultural- or ornamental crop?
- Authorisation: marketing material of not yet listed vegetable varieties
- Internal Naktuinbouw list for vegetable varieties
- List of names of Woody Plants and List of names of Perennials
- OrganicXseeds: database
- Variety descriptions
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Plant Breeders’ Rights and/or listing DUS-VCU
- Inspections
- Testing & Analyses
- Knowledge & Education
- About us
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Variety Testing
-
Plant Breeders’ Rights and/or listing DUS-VCU
- Breeder's co-trials vegetable crops
- External Crop Experts Ornamental Crops
- Conditions of submitting identity material for DUS testing
- Calibration books Variety Testing
- National protocols Variety Testing
- Procedure of landraces, hobby market and conservation varieties
- American Plant Breeders' Rights - technical testing
- Two tests in one year
- Identity (Variety Tracer)
- Varietal trueness and varietal purity
- Resistance
-
Data of varieties
- Use of a third country synonym for a vegetable variety
- Vegetable-, agricultural- or ornamental crop?
- Authorisation: marketing material of not yet listed vegetable varieties
- Internal Naktuinbouw list for vegetable varieties
- List of names of Woody Plants and List of names of Perennials
- OrganicXseeds: database
- Variety descriptions
-
Plant Breeders’ Rights and/or listing DUS-VCU
- Inspections
- Testing & Analyses
- Knowledge & Education
- About us
Plant Breeders' Rights for food security and economic development
Naktuinbouw is excited to offer you this comprehensive course that provides 25 years of training experience on the Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR) system. The program is designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the key aspects of the UPOV Plant Variety Protection (PVP) system.
Join us in this program to gain expertise in the Plant Breeders' Rights system and contribute effectively to the field of plant variety protection!
Online or Guided
NEW! Choose your learning path: fully online or guided training program.
For more information about the content, costs and registration, click on one of the two options below
Fully online program (start whenever you want)
The online program is a self-paced training program featuring 8 e-learning modules. It offers 80 hours of learning material. The modules will be accessible to you for a duration of six months.
The fully online format enables participants to learn independently, allowing you to progress through the material at your own speed and according to your own schedule.
To enhance your learning experience, the e-learning modules include videos featuring individuals from various countries who share their personal reflections and insights on their experiences with PVP systems.
A team of professionals is available ‘behind the scenes’, to answer any questions.
Guided training program (starts January 2026)
The guided 8 week training program includes 7 e-learning modules and 9 online live sessions.
The guided training program adds eight trainer-led live sessions (online) to the online program mentioned above, prior to this there will be an online technical and introduction session. In these sessions we elaborate on the e-learning modules.
Target audience
This course (both online and blended) is designed for legal, administrative, policy, or executive professionals who work in the plant variety protection system, regardless if they work in the public or private sector. All content is presented in English.
UPOV
This course is a UPOV-endorsed training. After finishing this course, you will be granted 20 credits for the UPOV PVP Certificate program.
All registrants will have the opportunity to participate in the UPOV Distance Learning Courses titled 'Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention' (DL-205) and 'Administration of Plant Breeders' Rights' (DL-305) free of charge.
Questions?
Please contact us at:
trainingcourses@naktuinbouw.nl / +31 (0)71 332 62 70
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