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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.12.2000 (43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 00901557.9 (22) Date of filing: 13.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/82, C12N 5/04, C12N 15/52, C12N 9/00, C07K 14/415, A01H 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0000/246 (87) International publication number: WO 0042/205 (20.07.2000 Gazette 2000/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 15.01.1999 US 232760 26.01.1999 US 237479 03.02.1999 US 244288 18.02.1999 US 252336 30.03.1999 US 281376 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: LEVIN, Joshua, Zvi Raleigh NC 27615 (US) BUDZISZEWSKI, Gregory, Joseph Durham, NC 27705 (US) POTTER, Sharon, Lee Raleigh, NC 27613 (US) WEGRICH GLOVER, Lyn San Jose, CA 95118 (US) (74) Representative: Bastian, Werner Maria  Syngenta Participations AG,Intellectual Property,P.O. Box 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)