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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.08.2001 (43) Date of publication: 29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22 (21) Application number: 00949764.5 (22) Date of filing: 31.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/82, C07K 14/415, A01N 65/00, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/GB0002/968 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/175 (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: 02.08.1999 GB 9918156 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Limited Haslemere,Surrey GU27 3JE (GB)

(72) Inventors: POSTHUMA, Geertruida Afina Postbus 65,8200 AB Lelystad (NL) SCHAAPER, Wilhelmus Martinus Maria Postbus 65,8200 AB Lelystad (NL) SIJTSMA, LolkeDLO Ins. voor Agrotech. Onderzoek 6700 AA Wageningen (NL) VAN AMERONGEN, Aart P.O. Box 17,6700 AA Wageningen (NL) FANT, Franky 9000 Ghent (BE) BORREMANS, Frans Alois Mekania 9000 Ghent (BE) REES, Sarah Bronwen Bracknell,Berkshire RG42 6EY (GB) OSBORN, Rupert William Colney LaneNorwich NR4 7UH (GB) (74) Representative: Gaal, Jozsef Christopher et al Syngenta LimitedIntellectual Property DepartmentJealott's Hill InternationalResearch CentrePO Box No. 3538 Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6YA Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6YA (GB)