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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.03.2003 (43) Date of publication: 01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40 (21) Application number: 01987229.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.12.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01N 25/34, A01N 25/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US0145/830 (87) International publication number: WO 0204/3487 (06.06.2002 Gazette 2002/23)

(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: 03.12.2000 US 251112 P 04.12.2000 US 251141 P (71) Applicants: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE Richland, WA 99352 (US) Syngenta Greensboro, NC 27410 (US)

(72) Inventors: VAN VORIS, Peter Richland, WA 99352 (US) CATALDO, Dominic Kennewick, WA 99336 (US) BURTON, Frederick, G. Stansbury Park, UT 84074 (US) LEONG, Henry Pittsburg, CA 94565 (US) STONICH, Derek San Jose, CA 95124 (US) LIN, Kang-Chi Lafayette, CA 94549 (US) MCCLELLAN, William D. Wilmington, Delaware 19810 (US) BOWDLE, Kurt D. Greensboro, North Carolina 27455 (US) (74) Representative: Potter, Julian Mark et al D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)