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(43) Date of publication: 20.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/25 (21) Application number: 99951422.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.08.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 5/04, C12N 15/09, C12N 15/11, C12N 15/52, A01H 5/00, A01H 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US9920/849 (87) International publication number: WO 0011/138 (02.03.2000 Gazette 2000/09)

(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: 24.08.1998 US 97684 P (71) Applicants: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (US) Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 (CN)	(72) Inventors: CHEN, Tseh, An Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 (US) CHEN, Shou-Yi,Lab Plant Techn. Beijing 100101 (CN) ZHANG, Geng-Yun New Brunswick, NJ (US) BELANGER, Faith, C. Piscataway, NJ (US) (74) Representative: Cripps, Joanna Elizabeth et al Mewburn EllisYork House23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)