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(43) Date of publication: 20.05.1992 Bulletin 1992/21 (21) Application number: 90911608.0 (22) Date of filing: 31.07.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 63/ 00( . ) A23B 7/ 155( . ) A01N 63/ 04( . ) A23B 9/ 28( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/004290 (87) International publication number: WO 1991/001641 (21.02.1991 Gazette 1991/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE (30) Priority: 31.07.1989 US 19890387669 18.08.1989 US 19890395681 30.05.1990 US 19900530381 (71) Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, represented by THE SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Washington, DC 20231 (US) THE STATE OF ISRAEL, as represented by THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION /PERI DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION, LTD Bet Dagan (IL)

(72) Inventors: WILSON, Charles, L. Frederick, MD 21701 (US) CHALUTZ, Edo 75 240 Rishon le Zion (IL) McLAUGHLIN, Randy, J. ARS, USDA/SAA Gainesville, FL 32604 (US) (74) Representative: Lord, Hilton David, et al  MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3LS London WC2A 3LS (GB)