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(43) Date of publication: 04.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/01 (21) Application number: 93905293.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.1993

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 1/ 00( . ) C12N 9/ 02( . ) C12N 15/ 53( . ) A01H 5/ 00( . ) C12N 15/ 09( . ) C12N 15/ 82( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1993/000485 (87) International publication number: WO 1993/018168 (16.09.1993 Gazette 1993/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE DE ES FR GB IE IT NL SE (30) Priority: 03.03.1992 IL 19190001011 (71) Applicants: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. D-37073 Göttingen (DE) RAMOT UNIVERSITY, AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT LTD. Tel Aviv 61392 (IL)	(72) Inventors: EYAL, Zahir Department of Botany 69 978 Tel Aviv (IL) ZILBERSTEIN, Aviah Department of Botany 69 978 Tel Aviv (IL) FLASHMAN, Moshe Department of Botany 69 978 Tel Aviv (IL) SCHELL, Jeff Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10 D-5000 Köln 30 (DE) KONCZ, Csaba D-5000 Köln 30 (DE) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 D-81675 München D-81675 München (DE)