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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.04.2002 (43) Date of publication: 22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04 (21) Application number: 01921374.3 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/82, C12N 15/54, C12N 9/10, C12N 5/10, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/50, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0104/347 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/9514 (25.10.2001 Gazette 2001/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 18.04.2000 US 551383 (71) Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG 4058 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventors: NAM, Hong Gil Seone (KR) JUN, Ji H.,Stud. Dorm. 1-104 Pohang,Kyungbuk 790-784 (KR) KIM, Chul Soo Tucson, AZ 85716 (US) LEVIN, Joshua, Zvi Raleigh, NC 27615 (US) BAUER, Michael, William Holly Springs, NC 27540 (US) (74) Representative: Bastian, Werner Maria et al Syngenta Participations AG,Intellectual Property,P.O. Box 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)