Part 1. The emergence of the UPOV Convention: a new context of plant breeding and dissatisfaction with existing forms of protection
UPOV's legitimacy: from members and trade to objectives, structure and norms
Part 2. Recognising plant breeders, protecting discoveries
The proliferation, politicisation and legalisation of plant varieties
Bringing order and stability to variety denomination
Science isn't enough: genotypes, phenotypes and the utilitarian nature of plant variety rights schemes
Expanding protected material: embedding legal language and practices in the UPOV Convention
Examining and identifying essentially derived varieties: the place of science, law and cooperation
Saving and exchanging seeds: licences, levies and speculation
The nature of UPOV and the UPOV Convention.