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EP 0967853 A1 20000105 - METHOD OF IMPROVING GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS OF THE FAMILY ORCHIDACEAE

Title (en)

METHOD OF IMPROVING GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS OF THE FAMILY ORCHIDACEAE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER WACHSTUMSEIGENSCHAFTEN VON PFLANZEN DER FAMILIE DER ORCHIDACEEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE PERMETTANT D'AMELIORER LES CARACTERISTIQUES DE CROISSANCE DES PLANTES DE LA FAMILLE DES ORCHIDACEES

Publication

EP 0967853 A1 20000105 (EN)

Application

EP 96945413 A 19961219

Priority

US 9620578 W 19961219

IPC 1-7

A01B 79/00; A01C 1/00

IPC 8 full level

A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01C 1/00 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01N 31/02 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0967853 A1 20000105; EP 0967853 A4 20010321

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96945413 A 19961219