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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.09.2001 (43) Date of publication: 02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18 (21) Application number: 00952383.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 9/78, C12N 15/52, C12N 15/80, C12N 15/82, C12N 15/10, C12N 5/10, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0021/009 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/305 (08.02.2001 Gazette 2001/06)

(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: 30.07.1999 US 146473 P (71) Applicants: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WilmingtonDelaware 19898 (US) PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. Johnston, IA 50131 (US)	(72) Inventors: CASPAR, Timothy Wilmington, DE 19736 (US) FALCO, Saverio, Carl Arden, DE 19810 (US) SAKAI, Hajime Wilmington, DE 19803 (US) WENG, Zude Des Plaines, IL 60016 (US) HU, Xu Urbandale, IA 50322 (US) (74) Representative: Webber, Philip Michael  Frank B. Dehn & Co.,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)