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(43) Date of publication: 03.04.1996 Bulletin 1996/14 (21) Application number: 94916088.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.05.1994

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 5/ 00( . ) C12N 9/ 02( . ) C12N 15/ 53( . ) A01H 5/ 02( . ) C12N 15/ 09( . ) C12N 15/ 82( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1994/000265 (87) International publication number: WO 1994/028140 (08.12.1994 Gazette 1994/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: SI (30) Priority: 20.05.1993 AU 1993PL08862 24.03.1994 AU 1994PM04698 (71) Applicant: INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS Pty. Ltd. Collingwood, Victoria 3066 (AU)	(72) Inventors: HOLTON, Timothy Albert Northcote, VIC 3070 (AU) TANAKA, Yoshikazu Rosanna, VIC 3084 (AU) (74) Representative: Dzieglewska, Hanna Eva  Frank B. Dehn & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UZ London WC2B 6UZ (GB)