CONDITIONALLY MALE-FERTILE PLANTS AND METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RESTORING THE FERTILITY THEREOF

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EP 0 868 119 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/41

(21)	Application number: 96935888.0

(22)	Date of filing: 20.09.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A01H 1/ 00^{( . )}
A01N 37/ 02^{( . )}
A01N 37/ 42^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 82^{( . )}

A01H 1/ 02^{( . )}
A01N 37/ 06^{( . )}
A01N 61/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/015131

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/010703 (27.03.1997 Gazette 1997/14)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

21.09.1995 US 19950004214

(71)	Applicant: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	Pullman, WA 99164-1802 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	BROWSE, John, Anthony Palouse, WA 99161 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance, et al
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

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