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(43) Date of publication: 23.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/21 (21) Application number: 99934968.1 (22) Date of filing: 23.07.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/33, C12N 15/82, C07K 14/08, C12N 15/83, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB9902/424 (87) International publication number: WO 0005/379 (03.02.2000 Gazette 2000/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 24.07.1998 GB 9816096 29.08.1998 GB 9818810 (71) Applicant: SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE Dundee DD2 5DAScotland (GB)	(72) Inventors: TALIANSKI, Mikhail Emmanuilovitch Dundee DD4 6NW (GB) RIABOV, Evgueni Vitalievich Dundee DD2 1DS (GB) ROBINSON, David, John Dundee DD2 4TP (GB) WILSON, Thomas Michael Aubrey Invergowrie,Dundee DD2 5LJ (GB) (74) Representative: McNally, Roisin et al Murgitroyd & Company,373 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8QA Glasgow G5 8QA (GB)