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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41 (21) Application number: 99963550.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/82, C12N 15/53, C12N 9/02, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9909/986 (87) International publication number: WO 0036/126 (22.06.2000 Gazette 2000/25)

(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: 17.12.1998 US 213208 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: LANAHAN, Michael, B. Morrisville, NC 27560 (US) (74) Representative: Bastian, Werner Maria  Syngenta Participations AG,Intellectual Property,P.O. Box 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)